Table 8-28
Engineers as share of workforce, by state: 2004 and 2006
 
  Engineers   Employed workforce   Engineers in
workforce (%)
State 2004 2006    2004 2006    2004 2006
 
United States 1,480,520 1,535,620   139,213,523 144,581,912   1.06 1.06
Alabama 22,170 26,210   2,014,678 2,120,573   1.10 1.24
Alaska 3,480 3,330   312,922 323,531   1.11 1.03
Arizona 36,180 35,630   2,649,243 2,854,381   1.37 1.25
Arkansas 5,900 7,210   1,228,163 1,292,886   0.48 0.56
California 220,120 231,480   16,444,457 17,029,307   1.34 1.36
Colorado 34,370 37,040   2,384,562 2,537,037   1.44 1.46
Connecticut 26,160 24,070   1,714,758 1,765,075   1.53 1.36
Delaware 3,810 4,810   408,022 424,506   0.93 1.13
District of Columbia 10,490 8,920   285,567 296,957   3.67 3.00
Florida 59,070 67,810   8,056,259 8,692,761   0.73 0.78
Georgia 30,550 30,170   4,257,465 4,522,025   0.72 0.67
Hawaii 4,560 5,380   597,147 628,277   0.76 0.86
Idaho 8,250 9,270   670,746 723,621   1.23 1.28
Illinois 59,010 57,270   6,012,320 6,315,715   0.98 0.91
Indiana 30,380 28,380   3,017,271 3,108,806   1.01 0.91
Iowa 9,900 10,420   1,542,342 1,602,849   0.64 0.65
Kansas 19,020 17,480   1,378,713 1,400,169   1.38 1.25
Kentucky 12,870 12,950   1,859,902 1,922,163   0.69 0.67
Louisiana 15,790 15,250   1,926,594 1,910,348   0.82 0.80
Maine 4,830 4,230   661,163 678,843   0.73 0.62
Maryland 33,190 36,880   2,766,653 2,892,620   1.20 1.27
Massachusetts 50,370 51,750   3,204,653 3,234,860   1.57 1.60
Michigan 91,600 99,680   4,694,981 4,730,291   1.95 2.11
Minnesota 30,370 28,280   2,781,744 2,822,297   1.09 1.00
Mississippi 8,140 9,830   1,234,167 1,218,664   0.66 0.81
Missouri 21,070 22,870   2,821,802 2,885,857   0.75 0.79
Montana 2,580 2,840   456,624 478,162   0.57 0.59
Nebraska 5,810 5,820   940,047 945,270   0.62 0.62
Nevada 7,190 7,960   1,134,550 1,240,868   0.63 0.64
New Hampshire 7,890 8,090   693,648 711,512   1.14 1.14
New Jersey 37,850 38,130   4,177,841 4,309,021   0.91 0.88
New Mexico 12,170 10,870   850,164 895,623   1.43 1.21
New York 64,920 68,540   8,810,155 9,072,733   0.74 0.76
North Carolina 31,400 30,040   4,028,598 4,250,619   0.78 0.71
North Dakota 2,230 2,520   338,221 346,359   0.66 0.73
Ohio 62,560 57,810   5,507,404 5,609,056   1.14 1.03
Oklahoma 12,520 13,840   1,608,849 1,650,877   0.78 0.84
Oregon 18,500 NA   1,722,058 1,796,165   1.07 NA
Pennsylvania NA 61,620   5,889,957 6,009,858   NA 1.03
Rhode Island 5,270 5,430   531,121 547,618   0.99 0.99
South Carolina 21,260 22,460   1,900,122 1,988,378   1.12 1.13
South Dakota 2,050 2,210   409,263 417,100   0.50 0.53
Tennessee 21,100 21,230   2,733,793 2,835,530   0.77 0.75
Texas 120,810 123,990   10,456,224 10,921,673   1.16 1.14
Utah 11,560 13,090   1,169,163 1,272,801   0.99 1.03
Vermont 3,440 3,780   337,709 348,026   1.02 1.09
Virginia 47,180 50,780   3,704,593 3,878,988   1.27 1.31
Washington 45,140 49,840   3,008,352 3,160,350   1.50 1.58
West Virginia 4,920 5,230   744,034 767,134   0.66 0.68
Wisconsin 29,590 30,990   2,871,034 2,918,155   1.03 1.06
Wyoming 2,290 2,570   263,705 275,617   0.87 0.93
 
Puerto Rico 7,290 8,280   1,226,251 1,260,703   0.59 0.66
 

NOTE: Workforce represents employed component of civilian labor force and reported as annual data not seasonally adjusted.

SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates; and Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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