Cyberstates 2006: A Complete State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry is a 165 page report by the American Electronics Association that ranks states by the size of their technology industries.
The report is mostly based on 2004 data. It provides data on high-tech employment, exports, and venture capital investments. Cyberstates 2006 also includes the latest available state data on employment, wages, establishments, payroll, and research and development expenditures.
Highlights of What’s Inside…
- U.S. high-tech employment totaled 5.6 million in 2005, up by 61,100, or by one percent.
- Tech employment had declined by 44,700 in 2004 and by 333,000 in 2003.
- High-tech manufacturing industry employment grew by 3,300 jobs between 2004 and 2005, the first growth since 2000.
- The biggest 2004-2005 manufacturing job gains were recorded in the defense electronics industry, which added 6,300 net jobs.
- The software services industry added 43,400 jobs in 2005.
- The engineering and tech services industry added over 57,000 jobs in 2005.
- U.S. high-tech venture capital totaled $11.8 billion in 2005, down by 5 percent.
- U.S. high-tech exports totaled $199 billion in 2005, up by four percent. Cyberstates has detailed trade appendices listing the top export and import countries.
- California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Virginia led the nation in high tech employment in 2004.
- Oregon’s high-tech workers earned an average of $71,200 in 2004, compared to an average private sector wage of $35,026 statewide. Oregon was 13th nationally in average tech wage with the state’s high-tech work force estimated at 81,700 in 2004, 20th in the nation.
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