The bar chart compares the number of science and technology employees from French, Italian, German, British, and other countries working in the US in 1999. Overall, the number of employees from Britain was the highest, while France had the lowest number.
In 1999, the number of French scientists and technicians working in the US was the lowest, at nearly 5,000, which was one-fourth of the figure for other countries (20,000). In contrast, the number of British employees was the highest, at around 30,000, which was slightly higher than the number of German workers, at about 25,000. In addition, the number of Italian employees stood at approximately 8,000, which was twice as high as the number of French workers.
Overall, Britain and Germany had much higher numbers of science and technology workers in the US compared to other European countries. In contrast, France and Italy had relatively small numbers of employees in this sector.