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Introduction
 
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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

Commercial Internet Domain Names

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

BROWSE BY STATE: Choose State ---------- Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

PART 4: THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

"The percentage of classrooms with Internet access has gone from 27 percent in 1997, to 82 percent in 2000."

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? There is increasing evidence that when used right, computers and the Internet boost educational out-comes. 24 Not surprisingly, the use of information technology in America's schools is growing. The percentage of schools with at least one Internet connection has increased rapidly, from 78 percent in 1997, to 94 percent in 2000, while the percentage of classrooms with Internet access has gone from 27 percent in 1997, to 82 percent in 2000. 25

THE RANKINGS: A number of states that are furthest ahead in integrating information technology into schools are the less populated and more geographically dispersed states, suggesting that a motivating factor is the desire to establish better connections to information and resources in other parts of the nation and the world. Political leaders in these and other states may recognize that the IT revolution is an important key to their future prosperity and that it is essential to properly train the next generation of workers. Surprisingly, a number of states with strong technology economies score notably low on this measure, including Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, and California, which ranks last.

STATES BY RANK Rank State Score 1 Nebraska 3.82 2 South Dakota 3.64 3 Delaware 3.58 4 Ohio 3.47 5 Iowa 3.37 6 Alaska 3.35 7 Minnesota 3.21 8 Wyoming 3.05 9 Missouri 2.94 10 South Carolina 2.94 11 North Dakota 2.94 12 West Virginia 2.90 13 Idaho 2.87 14 Virginia 2.81 15 Maine 2.79 16 Kansas 2.74 17 Texas 2.63 18 Kentucky 2.59 19 Wisconsin 2.59 20 Utah 2.47 21 Colorado 2.31 22 Indiana 2.07 23 Illinois 2.06 24 New Jersey 2.01 25 Oregon 2.00 26 Hawaii 1.95 27 Washington 1.95 28 Vermont 1.84 29 Oklahoma 1.81 30 Arkansas 1.66 31 Montana 1.65 32 Arizona 1.65 33 Georgia 1.60 34 Pennsylvania 1.42 35 Rhode Island 1.39 36 Michigan 1.35 37 Tennessee 1.33 38 New Mexico 1.32 39 Florida 1.16 40 Massachusetts 1.06 41 Mississippi 1.05 42 Maryland 0.87 43 New York 0.86 44 North Carolina 0.84 45 New Hampshire 0.49 46 Alabama 0.42 47 Connecticut 0.42 48 Louisiana 0.39 49 Nevada 0.35 50 California 0.02 U.S. Average 2.00

ALPHABETICALLY Rank State Score 46 Alabama 0.42 6 Alaska 3.35 32 Arizona 1.65 30 Arkansas 1.66 50 California 0.02 21 Colorado 2.31 47 Connecticut 0.42 3 Delaware 3.58 39 Florida 1.16 33 Georgia 1.60 26 Hawaii 1.95 13 Idaho 2.87 23 Illinois 2.06 22 Indiana 2.07 5 Iowa 3.37 16 Kansas 2.74 18 Kentucky 2.59 48 Louisiana 0.39 15 Maine 2.79 42 Maryland 0.87 40 Massachusetts 1.06 36 Michigan 1.35 7 Minnesota 3.21 41 Mississippi 1.05 9 Missouri 2.94 31 Montana 1.65 1 Nebraska 3.82 49 Nevada 0.35 45 New Hampshire 0.49 24 New Jersey 2.01 38 New Mexico 1.32 43 New York 0.86 44 North Carolina 0.84 11 North Dakota 2.94 4 Ohio 3.47 29 Oklahoma 1.81 25 Oregon 2.00 34 Pennsylvania 1.42 35 Rhode Island 1.39 10 South Carolina 2.94 2 South Dakota 3.64 37 Tennessee 1.33 17 Texas 2.63 20 Utah 2.47 28 Vermont 1.84 14 Virginia 2.81 27 Washington 1.95 12 West Virginia 2.90 19 Wisconsin 2.59 8 Wyoming 3.05

Source: Education Week, 2000 data.

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