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THE INDICATORS
 
PART I: KNOWLEDGE JOBS
 
Information Technology Jobs

Managerial, Professional, and Technical Jobs

Workforce Education

Education Level of the Manufacturing Workforce
 
PART II: GLOBALIZATION
 
Export Focus of Manufacturing

Foreign Direct Investment
 
PART III: ECONOMIC DYNAMISM
 
"Gazelle" Jobs

Job Churning

IPOs
 
PART IV: THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
 
Online Population

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Technology in Schools

Digital Government

Online Agriculture

Online Manufacturers

Broadband Telecommunications
 
PART V: INNOVATION CAPACITY
 
High-Tech Jobs

Scientists and Engineers

Patents

Industry Investment in R&D

Venture Capital
 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
 
Data Sources
 
Weighting Methodology
 
Endnotes
 
The Author

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PART 1: KNOWLEDGE JOBS

"Nearly two-thirds of the new jobs created from 1992 to 1999 were managerial and professional jobs."

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? The rise of new industries has meant the rise of new jobs, while new technology and new ways of organizing work have transformed many existing jobs. Both trends have changed the occupational mix in America. In particular, managerial and professional jobs have increased as a share of total employment. These include managers, engineers and scientists, health professionals, lawyers, teachers, accountants, bankers, consultants, and engineering technicians. 7 As a result, nearly two-thirds of the new jobs created from 1992 to 1999 were managerial and professional jobs.

THE RANKINGS: States with high rankings tend to have a large number of technology and professional service companies, such as California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York. In Connecticut, for example, Hartford is home to insurance and defense headquarters, while southwestern Connecticut is dominated by corporate headquarters (such as Pitney Bowes), financial services, and high-tech jobs—many of which have moved out of New York City. But many of the leading states, such as California, Colorado, Maine, and Oregon, also have a great quality of life, reinforcing the link between quality of life and knowledge jobs. States that score lower tend to have economies more rooted in agriculture and traditional manufacturing .

STATES BY RANK Rank State Score 1 Oregon 31.4% 2 Massachusetts 31.4% 3 Maryland 31.4% 4 Maine 30.4% 5 California 28.8% 6 Connecticut 28.5% 7 Illinois 28.3% 8 Colorado 28.3% 9 Virginia 28.0% 10 New Jersey 27.8% 11 New York 27.8% 12 Texas 27.8% 13 Minnesota 27.8% 14 Washington 27.7% 15 Idaho 27.4% 16 New Mexico 27.3% 17 Delaware 27.2% 18 New Hampshire 27.2% 19 Alaska 27.1% 20 Montana 26.9% 21 Kansas 26.6% 22 Pennsylvania 26.3% 23 Michigan 25.7% 24 Rhode Island 25.6% 25 Oklahoma 25.6% 26 Ohio 25.3% 27 Nebraska 25.3% 28 Arizona 25.2% 29 Missouri 25.2% 30 Florida 24.9% 31 North Carolina 24.9% 32 Georgia 24.8% 33 Iowa 24.8% 34 Utah 24.6% 35 Louisiana 24.4% 36 Wyoming 24.4% 37 Alabama 24.2% 38 West Virginia 24.2% 39 North Dakota 23.6% 40 Vermont 23.4% 41 South Carolina 23.3% 42 Tennessee 23.1% 43 Wisconsin 23.0% 44 Hawaii 23.0% 45 Kentucky 22.8% 46 Mississippi 22.3% 47 Indiana 22.1% 48 South Dakota 21.8% 49 Arkansas 21.3% 50 Nevada 18.6% U.S. Average 26.5%

ALPHABETICALLY Rank State Score 37 Alabama 24.2% 19 Alaska 27.1% 28 Arizona 25.2% 49 Arkansas 21.3% 5 California 28.8% 8 Colorado 28.3% 6 Connecticut 28.5% 17 Delaware 27.2% 30 Florida 24.9% 32 Georgia 24.8% 44 Hawaii 23.0% 15 Idaho 27.4% 7 Illinois 28.3% 47 Indiana 22.1% 33 Iowa 24.8% 21 Kansas 26.6% 45 Kentucky 22.8% 35 Louisiana 24.4% 4 Maine 30.4% 3 Maryland 31.4% 2 Massachusetts 31.4% 23 Michigan 25.7% 13 Minnesota 27.8% 46 Mississippi 22.3% 29 Missouri 25.2% 20 Montana 26.9% 27 Nebraska 25.3% 50 Nevada 18.6% 18 New Hampshire 27.2% 10 New Jersey 27.8% 16 New Mexico 27.3% 11 New York 27.8% 31 North Carolina 24.9% 39 North Dakota 23.6% 26 Ohio 25.3% 25 Oklahoma 25.6% 1 Oregon 31.4% 22 Pennsylvania 26.3% 24 Rhode Island 25.6% 41 South Carolina 23.3% 48 South Dakota 21.8% 42 Tennessee 23.1% 12 Texas 27.8% 34 Utah 24.6% 40 Vermont 23.4% 9 Virginia 28.0% 14 Washington 27.7% 38 West Virginia 24.2% 43 Wisconsin 23.0% 36 Wyoming 24.4%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1999 data.

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