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Recent Reports: Cyberstates 2002 Finds IT Employment Grew 1 Percent Nationally
The AEA's sixth annual survey of employment in the electronics and information technology sectors revealed 20 states experienced more IT job losses than creations in 2001. Texas led the way with more than 3,000 job losses while South Dakota experienced the greatest percentage loss of its IT workforce at 14 percent.
Nationally, only 80,000 jobs were added in the year, compared with 440,000 in 2000.
On the positive side, California, Kansas, Virginia, Oregon and New Jersey added the greatest number of technology jobs during 2001.
Cyberstates 2002: A State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry is available for $195 through http://www.aeanet.org. Press releases on the individual findings for many states are available for free download on the site.