Employment in S&E Occupations by Metropolitan Area, 2006

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Metropolitan Area
Total Employed
Employed in S&E
% in S&E Occupations
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
8,197,010
n.a.
n.a.
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
5,631,300
231,000
4.1
Chicago-Naperville-Joilet, IL-IN-WI
4,413,800
179,560
4.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2,827,470
297,670
10.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
2,808,880
140,140
5.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2,738,620
134,980
4.9
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
2,429,420
180,110
7.4
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
2,378,080
117,310
4.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
2,338,380
100,560
4.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
2,337,560
65,940
2.8
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
1,993,350
128,430
6.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
1,993,170
137,150
6.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
1,836,860
70,070
3.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
1,769,130
100,540
5.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1,621,620
127,070
7.8
St. Louis, MO-IL
1,325,790
56,520
4.3
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
1,304,990
76,830
5.9
Baltimore-Towson, MD
1,273,460
67,930
5.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1,268,920
25,270
2.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
1,247,670
45,680
3.7
Denver-Aurora, CO
1,203,200
75,690
6.3
Pittsburgh, PA
1,107,950
46,740
4.2
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
1,063,460
38,060
3.6
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
1,023,340
41,150
4.0
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
1,019,280
35,830
3.5
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
990,560
49,060
5.0
Kansas City, MO-KS
976,360
46,320
4.7
Columbus, OH
911,480
42,220
4.6
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
906,970
16,560
1.8
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
895,390
48,270
5.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
891,170
126,090
14.1
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN
876,030
32,770
3.7
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
827,870
34,630
4.2
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
814,920
30,400
3.7
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR
809,520
19,680
2.4
San Antonio, TX
789,240
28,640
3.6
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
745,140
35,320
4.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN
743,470
23,910
3.2
Austin-Round Rock, TX
711,080
56,100
7.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
619,540
13,690
2.2
Jacksonville, FL
599,380
18,620
3.1
Richmond, VA
599,230
28,650
4.8
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
597,090
16,110
2.7
Salt Lake City, UT
592,560
26,490
4.5
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA
576,050
19,820
3.4
Oklahoma City, OK
557,280
23,130
4.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
554,690
32,440
5.8
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
534,940
15,360
2.9
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
503,930
16,780
3.3
Rochester, NY
495,960
24,730
5.0
Raleigh-Cary, NC
477,480
32,920
6.9
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
454,550
13,770
3.0
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
440,600
19,900
4.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
432,960
21,970
5.1
Honolulu, HI
427,810
16,640
3.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
423,840
20,410
4.8
Tulsa, OK
414,470
15,770
3.8
Dayton, OH
400,250
20,700
5.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
389,970
12,430
3.2
Albuquerque, NM
378,540
17,700
4.7
Tucson, AZ
368,440
19,110
5.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC
361,730
9,290
2.6
Baton Rouge, LA
355,830
12,090
3.4
Columbia, SC
340,400
11,530
3.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
331,810
10,710
3.2
Akron, OH
330,760
13,300
4.0
Madison, WI
327,680
22,640
6.9
Fresno, CA
327,480
6,290
1.9
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
326,210
9,740
3.0
Toledo, OH
323,960
8,090
2.5
Knoxville, TN
322,310
9,620
3.0
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
312,980
12,290
3.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
311,880
14,740
4.7
Syracuse, NY
308,110
10,950
3.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
304,640
15,740
5.2
Springfield, MA-CT
295,130
3,660
1.9
Greenville, SC
293,750
11,680
4.0
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL
288,840
5,810
2.0
Wichita, KS
287,490
13,780
4.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
277,960
9,300
3.3
New Haven, CT
274,620
10,220
3.7
Boise City-Nampa, ID
268,600
13,470
5.0
Durham, NC
260,450
27,770
10.7
Bakersfield, CA
260,230
8,010
3.1
El Paso, TX
258,140
6,530
2.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
255,930
5,870
2.3
Colorado Springs, CO
251,920
17,610
7.0
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
249,420
n.a.
n.a.
Jackson, MS
247,700
6,450
2.6
Worcester, MA-CT
244,480
11,220
4.6
Lexington-Fayette, KY
242,720
9,940
4.1
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
239,030
3,450
1.4
Chattanooga, TN-GA
233,400
4,550
1.9
Lancaster, PA
228,550
4,990
2.2
Trenton-Ewing, NJ
228,060
15,210
6.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
221,190
3,720
1.7
Reno-Sparks, NV
219,660
6,090
2.8
Lakeland, FL
215,810
4,310
2.0
Winston-Salem, NC
212,450
6,720
3.2
Stockton, CA
212,370
3,500
1.6
U.S. total
132,604,980
5,401,710
4.1

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