Employment by State of Tech Employers and Tech Generators, 2002

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, NAICS-based Covered Employment and Wages for 2002; Center for Economic Development at Carnegie Mellon University and SSTI

State
Employment totals for Tech Employers

Percentage of all employment by Tech Employers

Employment totals for Primary Tech Generators

Employment totals for Secondary Tech Generators

Employment total for Tech Generators

Percentage of all employment by Tech Generators

Total employment for all sectors

Alabama
85,776

4.69%

60,088

33,466

93,554

5.11%

1,830,620

Alaska
11,028

3.84%

6,362

29

6,391

2.23%

287,231

Arizona
160,446

7.16%

90,504

34,509

125,013

5.58%

2,240,234

Arkansas
32,279

2.88%

19,602

14,267

33,869

3.03%

1,119,428

California
1,244,529

8.39%

824,368

162,065

986,433

6.65%

14,837,334

Colorado
191,306

8.88%

137,958

12,789

150,747

7.00%

2,153,857

Connecticut
133,812

8.12%

60,245

48,322

108,567

6.59%

1,648,547

Delaware
28,081

6.99%

36,351

145

36,496

9.08%

401,971

DC
51,824

7.97%

19,132

4,396

23,528

3.62%

650,515

Florida
342,834

4.79%

194,299

33,056

227,355

3.17%

7,164,523

Georgia
208,969

5.49%

116,893

35,040

151,933

3.99%

3,807,915

Hawaii
14,665

2.63%

10,872

99

10,971

1.96%

558,651

Idaho
38,783

6.78%

33,158

1,774

34,932

6.11%

571,869

Illinois
340,547

5.90%

191,482

65,986

257,468

4.46%

5,771,132

Indiana
113,139

3.99%

58,542

152,895

211,437

7.46%

2,832,553

Iowa
47,818

3.39%

26,464

19,367

45,831

3.25%

1,412,203

Kansas
89,888

6.90%

28,524

47,674

76,198

5.85%

1,303,114

Kentucky
53,002

3.09%

32,762

56,296

89,058

5.18%

1,717,975

Louisiana
72,287

3.91%

48,825

4,940

53,765

2.91%

1,847,754

Maine
20,363

3.45%

14,147

1,588

15,735

2.66%

591,052

Maryland
205,786

8.48%

144,843

10,712

155,555

6.41%

2,427,257

Massachusetts
329,872

10.30%

227,902

23,658

251,560

7.86%

3,202,323

Michigan
239,761

5.46%

172,125

299,884

472,009

10.75%

4,390,209

Minnesota
161,629

6.25%

113,047

11,089

124,136

4.80%

2,585,650

Mississippi
23,322

2.11%

16,306

9,887

26,193

2.37%

1,104,225

Missouri
112,271

4.27%

59,094

55,264

114,358

4.35%

2,627,082

Montana
11,937

3.08%

8,438

501

8,939

2.30%

388,161

Nebraska
41,595

4.76%

22,659

7,586

30,245

3.46%

874,063

Nevada
29,523

2.83%

21,517

1,319

22,836

2.19%

1,045,012

New Hampshire
46,308

7.68%

34,361

3,532

37,893

6.28%

603,234

New Jersey
268,467

6.96%

173,559

43,314

216,873

5.63%

3,855,419

New Mexico
50,002

6.78%

37,855

1,991

39,846

5.40%

737,418

New York
430,212

5.20%

262,164

58,637

320,801

3.88%

8,272,274

North Carolina
195,318

5.21%

121,403

50,131

171,534

4.57%

3,751,648

North Dakota
9,689

3.11%

5,934

1,664

7,598

2.44%

311,800

Ohio
248,346

4.66%

149,346

161,000

310,346

5.82%

5,332,891

Oklahoma
58,223

4.04%

26,598

18,022

44,620

3.10%

1,439,701

Oregon
100,625

6.40%

79,050

12,814

91,864

5.84%

1,573,057

Pennsylvania
315,662

5.73%

182,394

56,453

238,847

4.34%

5,504,553

Rhode Island
21,465

4.58%

14,085

787

14,872

3.17%

468,557

South Carolina
58,854

3.33%

48,773

22,465

71,238

4.03%

1,765,717

South Dakota
7,107

1.96%

5,229

1,877

7,106

1.96%

363,292

Tennessee
83,334

3.20%

64,530

44,068

108,598

4.17%

2,601,518

Texas
674,489

7.28%

403,039

83,246

486,285

5.25%

9,261,089

Utah
67,577

6.49%

40,108

16,946

57,054

5.48%

1,041,707

Vermont
10,392

3.52%

6,888

88

6,976

2.36%

295,443

Virginia
286,328

8.41%

206,854

17,412

224,266

6.59%

3,404,760

Washington
245,784

9.30%

133,826

81,570

215,396

8.15%

2,643,754

West Virginia
23,806

3.48%

19,250

4,749

23,999

3.51%

683,183

Wisconsin
109,360

4.06%

63,208

22,917

86,125

3.20%

2,690,830

Wyoming
8,966

3.74%

4,110

140

4,250

1.77%

239,615

TOTAL
7,757,386

6.05%

4,879,073

1,852,426

6,731,499

5.25%

128,233,920

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State	Employment totals for Tech Employers	Percentage of all employment by Tech Employers	Employment totals for Primary Tech Generators	Employment totals for Secondary Tech Generators	Employment total for Tech Generators	Percentage of all employment by Tech Generators	Total employment for all sectors
Alabama	85,776	4.69%	60,088	33,466	93,554	5.11%	1,830,620
Alaska	11,028	3.84%	6,362	29	6,391	2.23%	287,231
Arizona	160,446	7.16%	90,504	34,509	125,013	5.58%	2,240,234
Arkansas	32,279	2.88%	19,602	14,267	33,869	3.03%	1,119,428
California	1,244,529	8.39%	824,368	162,065	986,433	6.65%	14,837,334
Colorado	191,306	8.88%	137,958	12,789	150,747	7.00%	2,153,857
Connecticut	133,812	8.12%	60,245	48,322	108,567	6.59%	1,648,547
Delaware	28,081	6.99%	36,351	145	36,496	9.08%	401,971
DC	51,824	7.97%	19,132	4,396	23,528	3.62%	650,515
Florida	342,834	4.79%	194,299	33,056	227,355	3.17%	7,164,523
Georgia	208,969	5.49%	116,893	35,040	151,933	3.99%	3,807,915
Hawaii	14,665	2.63%	10,872	99	10,971	1.96%	558,651
Idaho	38,783	6.78%	33,158	1,774	34,932	6.11%	571,869
Illinois	340,547	5.90%	191,482	65,986	257,468	4.46%	5,771,132
Indiana	113,139	3.99%	58,542	152,895	211,437	7.46%	2,832,553
Iowa	47,818	3.39%	26,464	19,367	45,831	3.25%	1,412,203
Kansas	89,888	6.90%	28,524	47,674	76,198	5.85%	1,303,114
Kentucky	53,002	3.09%	32,762	56,296	89,058	5.18%	1,717,975
Louisiana	72,287	3.91%	48,825	4,940	53,765	2.91%	1,847,754
Maine	20,363	3.45%	14,147	1,588	15,735	2.66%	591,052
Maryland	205,786	8.48%	144,843	10,712	155,555	6.41%	2,427,257
Massachusetts	329,872	10.30%	227,902	23,658	251,560	7.86%	3,202,323
Michigan	239,761	5.46%	172,125	299,884	472,009	10.75%	4,390,209
Minnesota	161,629	6.25%	113,047	11,089	124,136	4.80%	2,585,650
Mississippi	23,322	2.11%	16,306	9,887	26,193	2.37%	1,104,225
Missouri	112,271	4.27%	59,094	55,264	114,358	4.35%	2,627,082
Montana	11,937	3.08%	8,438	501	8,939	2.30%	388,161
Nebraska	41,595	4.76%	22,659	7,586	30,245	3.46%	874,063
Nevada	29,523	2.83%	21,517	1,319	22,836	2.19%	1,045,012
New Hampshire	46,308	7.68%	34,361	3,532	37,893	6.28%	603,234
New Jersey	268,467	6.96%	173,559	43,314	216,873	5.63%	3,855,419
New Mexico	50,002	6.78%	37,855	1,991	39,846	5.40%	737,418
New York	430,212	5.20%	262,164	58,637	320,801	3.88%	8,272,274
North Carolina	195,318	5.21%	121,403	50,131	171,534	4.57%	3,751,648
North Dakota	9,689	3.11%	5,934	1,664	7,598	2.44%	311,800
Ohio	248,346	4.66%	149,346	161,000	310,346	5.82%	5,332,891
Oklahoma	58,223	4.04%	26,598	18,022	44,620	3.10%	1,439,701
Oregon	100,625	6.40%	79,050	12,814	91,864	5.84%	1,573,057
Pennsylvania	315,662	5.73%	182,394	56,453	238,847	4.34%	5,504,553
Rhode Island	21,465	4.58%	14,085	787	14,872	3.17%	468,557
South Carolina	58,854	3.33%	48,773	22,465	71,238	4.03%	1,765,717
South Dakota	7,107	1.96%	5,229	1,877	7,106	1.96%	363,292
Tennessee	83,334	3.20%	64,530	44,068	108,598	4.17%	2,601,518
Texas	674,489	7.28%	403,039	83,246	486,285	5.25%	9,261,089
Utah	67,577	6.49%	40,108	16,946	57,054	5.48%	1,041,707
Vermont	10,392	3.52%	6,888	88	6,976	2.36%	295,443
Virginia	286,328	8.41%	206,854	17,412	224,266	6.59%	3,404,760
Washington	245,784	9.30%	133,826	81,570	215,396	8.15%	2,643,754
West Virginia	23,806	3.48%	19,250	4,749	23,999	3.51%	683,183
Wisconsin	109,360	4.06%	63,208	22,917	86,125	3.20%	2,690,830
Wyoming	8,966	3.74%	4,110	140	4,250	1.77%	239,615
TOTAL	7,757,386	6.05%	4,879,073	1,852,426	6,731,499	5.25%	128,233,920