Table 8-43
Employment in high-technology establishments as share of all employment, by state: 2003 and 2004
 
  Employment in high-
technology establishments		   All employment   High-technology/
all employment (%)
State 2003 2004    2003 2004    2003 2004
 
United States 13,563,122 13,356,596   113,373,663 115,049,548   11.96 11.61
Alabama 152,879 158,927   1,597,265 1,628,733   9.57 9.76
Alaska 21,851 22,107   216,707 223,099   10.08 9.91
Arizona 234,603 238,462   1,997,990 2,043,729   11.74 11.67
Arkansas 95,180 101,124   988,822 1,007,283   9.63 10.04
California 1,781,830 1,767,202   12,986,496 13,260,306   13.72 13.33
Colorado 274,979 265,613   1,883,883 1,908,126   14.60 13.92
Connecticut 210,114 204,107   1,550,615 1,537,160   13.55 13.28
Delaware 52,349 54,164   385,098 391,647   13.59 13.83
District of Columbia 54,314 57,250   422,912 436,791   12.84 13.11
Florida 576,274 587,452   6,548,276 6,863,196   8.80 8.56
Georgia 413,384 411,977   3,386,590 3,451,802   12.21 11.94
Hawaii 25,777 26,203   458,952 473,181   5.62 5.54
Idaho 55,706 53,738   466,379 488,557   11.94 11.00
Illinois 646,285 617,306   5,204,887 5,216,180   12.42 11.83
Indiana 219,598 219,694   2,540,554 2,586,282   8.64 8.49
Iowa 102,387 96,100   1,232,709 1,241,688   8.31 7.74
Kansas 155,023 153,046   1,109,699 1,115,930   13.97 13.71
Kentucky 121,838 119,167   1,471,622 1,489,285   8.28 8.00
Louisiana 137,029 129,722   1,603,492 1,623,431   8.55 7.99
Maine 35,184 36,221   488,788 494,165   7.20 7.33
Maryland 315,887 323,966   2,088,552 2,151,093   15.12 15.06
Massachusetts 460,984 455,749   2,974,164 2,979,251   15.50 15.30
Michigan 499,133 486,706   3,884,881 3,895,217   12.85 12.49
Minnesota 315,994 309,303   2,381,860 2,392,481   13.27 12.93
Mississippi 66,566 61,858   912,004 928,181   7.30 6.66
Missouri 254,299 257,290   2,387,245 2,420,994   10.65 10.63
Montana 20,296 20,452   302,932 314,806   6.70 6.50
Nebraska 68,975 69,724   774,858 774,187   8.90 9.01
Nevada 61,847 64,648   970,678 1,021,842   6.37 6.33
New Hampshire 63,264 63,907   540,132 550,869   11.71 11.60
New Jersey 550,224 558,921   3,578,674 3,609,297   15.38 15.49
New Mexico 60,399 61,149   571,057 580,443   10.58 10.53
New York 823,992 798,462   7,415,430 7,431,893   11.11 10.74
North Carolina 349,424 345,316   3,337,552 3,365,050   10.47 10.26
North Dakota 20,584 20,176   258,878 265,632   7.95 7.60
Ohio 531,491 512,352   4,769,406 4,761,492   11.14 10.76
Oklahoma 132,887 133,871   1,184,312 1,194,830   11.22 11.20
Oregon 152,140 147,549   1,338,380 1,355,101   11.37 10.89
Pennsylvania 566,406 551,971   5,028,650 5,106,171   11.26 10.81
Rhode Island 35,806 36,577   427,369 434,600   8.38 8.42
South Carolina 163,373 164,035   1,550,227 1,560,401   10.54 10.51
South Dakota 18,890 19,897   299,723 307,944   6.30 6.46
Tennessee 219,898 217,191   2,298,836 2,346,903   9.57 9.25
Texas 1,158,481 1,101,175   8,049,300 8,116,465   14.39 13.57
Utah 99,856 101,547   900,331 934,939   11.09 10.86
Vermont 29,402 27,572   256,401 256,040   11.47 10.77
Virginia 459,017 489,703   2,932,471 3,054,221   15.65 16.03
Washington 401,413 329,698   2,292,462 2,268,155   17.51 14.54
West Virginia 46,635 46,172   561,317 568,581   8.31 8.12
Wisconsin 233,967 245,257   2,382,979 2,434,580   9.82 10.07
Wyoming 15,008 14,820   180,866 187,318   8.30 7.91
 
Puerto Rico NA NA   NA NA   NA NA
 

NA = not available

SOURCE: Census Bureau, 1989–2004 Business Information Tracking Series, special tabulations.

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