"They" have been crying about a lack of STEM (it used to just be scientists and engineers) for at least 30 years. I don't listen to it any more. When I walked

"They" have been crying about a lack of STEM (it used to just be scientists and engineers) for at least 30 years. I don't listen to it any more. When I walked out with my doctorate, jobs were very scarce in the science/engineering fields (although software jobs were increasing). From what I can gather, the soothsayers simply do a linear extrapolation of current jobs and candidates, and show a shortage. They do no real forecasting by trying to reason about future needs. So, I don't pay attention any more.