2001 State Rankings of Total High-Tech Employment
Data Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Michigan: The High-Tech Automotive State, Appendix A-9
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Percentage
High-Tech
|
|
High-Tech
Employment
|
|
Total Employment
|
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STATE
|
%
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Number
|
Rank
|
| Maryland |
7.53
|
1
|
215,812
|
11
|
2,864,500
|
18
|
| Virginia |
7.16
|
2
|
264,090
|
8
|
3,687,200
|
12
|
| Colorado |
7.16
|
2
|
166,760
|
16
|
2,328,500
|
22
|
| New Hampshire |
6.81
|
4
|
46,674
|
33
|
684,900
|
41
|
| New Jersey |
6.50
|
5
|
272,501
|
7
|
4,190,200
|
9
|
| Massachusetts |
6.44
|
6
|
212,338
|
12
|
3,296,700
|
13
|
| Washington, DC |
6.33
|
7
|
17,525
|
44
|
277,000
|
50
|
| Washington (state) |
6.17
|
8
|
185,282
|
14
|
3,003,500
|
15
|
| California |
5.70
|
9
|
999,378
|
1
|
17,518,700
|
1
|
| Oregon |
5.67
|
10
|
101,959
|
22
|
1,798,600
|
27
|
| Delaware |
5.53
|
11
|
23,049
|
42
|
416,600
|
45
|
| Connecticut |
5.36
|
12
|
91,509
|
24
|
1,707,400
|
28
|
| Michigan |
5.30
|
13
|
275,374
|
6
|
5,191,700
|
8
|
| Minnesota |
5.24
|
14
|
148,807
|
17
|
2,839,700
|
20
|
| Utah |
5.05
|
15
|
57,012
|
32
|
1,128,500
|
34
|
| Georgia |
4.95
|
16
|
204,837
|
13
|
4,141,900
|
10
|
| Texas |
4.86
|
17
|
511,539
|
2
|
10,529,600
|
2
|
| Arizona |
4.66
|
18
|
114,656
|
20
|
2,460,000
|
21
|
| Illinois |
4.52
|
19
|
286,215
|
4
|
6,333,100
|
5
|
| New Mexico |
4.40
|
20
|
37,035
|
34
|
841,700
|
37
|
| Missouri |
4.37
|
21
|
129,660
|
18
|
2,965,700
|
17
|
| Alaska |
4.29
|
22
|
13,832
|
48
|
322,400
|
49
|
| Kansas |
4.23
|
23
|
58,329
|
31
|
1,379,500
|
31
|
| Pennsylvania |
4.20
|
24
|
255,451
|
9
|
6,087,600
|
6
|
| Idaho |
4.20
|
24
|
28,962
|
38
|
690,200
|
39
|
| Vermont |
4.18
|
26
|
14,057
|
47
|
336,200
|
48
|
| North Carolina |
4.14
|
27
|
166,811
|
15
|
4,026,200
|
11
|
| Wisconsin |
3.99
|
28
|
119,423
|
19
|
2,993,000
|
16
|
| Rhode Island |
3.99
|
28
|
20,149
|
43
|
505,000
|
43
|
| Iowa |
3.97
|
30
|
63,385
|
29
|
1,597,200
|
30
|
| Alabama |
3.92
|
31
|
84,694
|
25
|
2,159,800
|
23
|
| Ohio |
3.85
|
32
|
227,473
|
10
|
5,910,600
|
7
|
| New York |
3.76
|
33
|
330,787
|
3
|
8,803,700
|
3
|
| Louisiana |
3.69
|
34
|
76,317
|
26
|
2,070,100
|
24
|
| Florida |
3.64
|
35
|
282,576
|
5
|
7,768,500
|
4
|
| Maine |
3.60
|
36
|
24,754
|
41
|
687,100
|
40
|
| Nebraska |
3.53
|
37
|
32,874
|
36
|
930,100
|
36
|
| South Carolina |
3.49
|
38
|
67,532
|
27
|
1,937,400
|
26
|
| Oklahoma |
3.48
|
39
|
58,869
|
30
|
1,691,700
|
29
|
| Montana |
3.30
|
40
|
15,175
|
46
|
459,400
|
44
|
| Indiana |
3.27
|
41
|
102,428
|
21
|
3,128,800
|
14
|
| Kentucky |
3.24
|
42
|
63,639
|
28
|
1,963,400
|
25
|
| Tennessee |
3.24
|
42
|
92,520
|
23
|
2,854,800
|
19
|
| West Virginia |
3.22
|
44
|
26,609
|
40
|
827,300
|
38
|
| Wyoming |
3.12
|
45
|
8,546
|
51
|
273,600
|
51
|
| Hawaii |
2.87
|
46
|
17,458
|
45
|
607,700
|
42
|
| Nevada |
2.81
|
47
|
29,323
|
37
|
1,042,800
|
35
|
| South Dakota |
2.66
|
48
|
10,862
|
49
|
407,800
|
46
|
| North Dakota |
2.62
|
49
|
8,840
|
50
|
337,100
|
47
|
| Mississippi |
2.57
|
50
|
33,249
|
35
|
1,292,000
|
32
|
| Arkansas |
2.28
|
51
|
27,764
|
39
|
1,218,000
|
33
|
| TOTAL |
4.72
|
|
6,724,700
|
|
142,514,700
|
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