| Table 3-9 |
| Top-ranked metropolitan areas for employment in S&E occupations, by total number of individuals employed in S&E occupations: 2006 |
| |
| |
| Rank |
|
Metropolitan area |
|
S&E
employees
(n) |
|
Workforce
(%) |
| |
| na |
|
United States |
|
5,407,710 |
|
4.1 |
| 1 |
|
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-PA |
|
308,860 |
|
3.8 |
| 2 |
|
Washington-Arlington-
Alexandria, DC-
VA-MD-WV |
|
297,670 |
|
10.5 |
| 3 |
|
Los Angeles-Long Beach-
Santa Ana, CA |
|
231,900 |
|
4.1 |
| 4 |
|
Boston-Cambridge-
Quincy, MA-NH |
|
180,110 |
|
7.4 |
| 5 |
|
Chicago-Naperville-
Joilet, IL-IN-WI |
|
179,560 |
|
4.1 |
| 6 |
|
Dallas-Fort Worth-
Arlington, TX |
|
140,140 |
|
5.0 |
| 7 |
|
San Francisco-Oakland-
Fremont, CA |
|
137,150 |
|
6.9 |
| 8 |
|
Philadelphia-Camden-
Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
|
134,980 |
|
4.9 |
| 9 |
|
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI |
|
128,430 |
|
6.4 |
| 10 |
|
Seattle-Tacoma-
Bellevue, WA |
|
127,070 |
|
7.8 |
| 11 |
|
San Jose-Sunnyvale-
Santa Clara, CA |
|
126,090 |
|
14.1 |
| 12 |
|
Houston-Sugar Land-
Baytown, TX |
|
117,310 |
|
4.9 |
| 13 |
|
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-
Marietta, GA |
|
100,560 |
|
4.3 |
| 14 |
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul-
Bloomington, MN-WI |
|
100,540 |
|
5.7 |
| 15 |
|
San Diego-Carlsbad-
San Marcos, CA |
|
76,830 |
|
5.9 |
| 16 |
|
Denver-Aurora, CO |
|
75,690 |
|
6.3 |
| 17 |
|
Phoenix-Mesa-
Scottsdale, AZ |
|
70,070 |
|
3.8 |
| 18 |
|
Baltimore-Towson, MD |
|
67,930 |
|
5.3 |
| 19 |
|
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-
Miami Beach, FL |
|
65,940 |
|
2.8 |
| 20 |
|
St. Louis, MO-IL |
|
56,520 |
|
4.3 |
| |
na = not applicable
NOTE: Values for New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA are for 2005.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Survey, May 2006. See appendix table 3-6. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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