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Notes
Note I - There are around 370,000 people working as computer hardware or electrical engineers in the United States constituting 0.24% of the labor force (2006).[1][2] In Australia, there are around 24,000 constituting 0.23% of the labour force (2005) and in Canada, there are around 34,600 constituting 0.21% of the labour force (2001). Australia and Canada also report that 96% and 89% of their electrical engineers respectively are male.[3][4]
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^ "Work Experience of the Population in 2006". Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-06-20.
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