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People
11,437 total employees
Los Alamos National Security, LLC 9,452
SOC (Guard Force) 510
Other contractors 437
Students 1,038

Place
Located 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 36 square miles of DOE-owned property.

More than 2,000 individual facilities, including 47 technical areas with 8 million square feet under roof.

Replacement value of $5.9 billion
Budget FY 2008: Approx. $2 billion
55% Weapons Programs
8% Nonproliferation programs
7% Safeguards and Security
8% Environmental Management
3% DOE Office of Science
3% Energy and other programs
15% Work for Others

Workforce Demographics
43% of employees live in Los Alamos, the remainder commute from Santa Fe, Española, Taos, and Albuquerque.

Average Age: 45
67% male, 33% female
43% minorities
72% university degrees
31% hold undergraduate degrees
19% hold graduate degrees
22% have earned a Ph.D.

Major Awards
113 R&D100 awards since 1978
28 E.O. Lawrence Awards
The Seaborg Medal
The Edward Teller Medal