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Introduction
 
Overview & Methodology
 
Overall Rankings
 
Summary of Results
 
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

Online Agriculture
A measure of the percentage of farmers with Internet access and who use computers for business.

"The degree to which farmers embrace New Economy practices will increasingly determine their competitive success."

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? While agriculture accounts for less than 5 percent of employment, in many states agriculture remains an important sector. Like most economic sectors, the New Economy is transforming agriculture. Farmers and ranchers increasingly use the Internet to buy feed and seed, to check on weather conditions, to gain the latest technical information, and even to sell their livestock or crops. Farmers are also embracing mass customization, diversifying into new and varied crops and food products. The degree to which farmers embrace New Economy practices will increasingly determine their competitive success. One measure is the percentage of farmers with Internet access who use computers to run their farms.

THE RANKINGS: Farmers in Western states lead the nation in use of computers and access to the Internet. The top 12 states are all Western and Mountain states, with New England states also scoring high. Southern states generally score low.

STATES BY RANK Rank State Score 1 Idaho 5.0 2 Oregon 4.6 3 Montana 4.5 4 Arizona 3.9 4 Colorado 3.9 4 Utah 3.9 4 Nevada 3.9 4 Wyoming 3.9 4 New Mexico 3.9 10 Washington 3.9 11 New York 3.9 12 Massachusetts 3.8 12 Connecticut 3.8 12 New Hampshire 3.8 12 Rhode Island 3.8 12 Maine 3.8 12 Vermont 3.8 18 California 3.7 19 North Dakota 3.6 20 Illinois 3.6 21 Iowa 3.5 22 Nebraska 3.1 23 Wisconsin 3.0 24 Minnesota 2.9 25 South Dakota 2.9 26 Michigan 2.9 27 Missouri 2.9 28 Florida 2.8 29 Ohio 2.8 30 Maryland 2.8 30 Virginia 2.8 30 Delaware 2.8 30 West Virginia 2.8 34 Alaska 2.7 34 Hawaii 2.7 36 Texas 2.7 37 Kansas 2.6 38 Indiana 2.6 39 New Jersey 2.6 39 Pennsylvania 2.6 41 North Carolina 2.0 42 Arkansas 1.9 43 Oklahoma 1.9 44 Alabama 1.9 45 Louisiana 1.9 46 South Carolina 1.6 47 Tennessee 1.3 48 Georgia 1.1 49 Mississippi 0.8 50 Kentucky 0.1 U.S. Average 3.0

ALPHABETICALLY Rank State Score 44 Alabama 1.9 34 Alaska 2.7 4 Arizona 3.9 42 Arkansas 1.9 18 California 3.7 4 Colorado 3.9 12 Connecticut 3.8 30 Delaware 2.8 28 Florida 2.8 48 Georgia 1.1 34 Hawaii 2.7 1 Idaho 5.0 20 Illinois 3.6 38 Indiana 2.6 21 Iowa 3.5 37 Kansas 2.6 50 Kentucky 0.1 45 Louisiana 1.9 12 Maine 3.8 30 Maryland 2.8 12 Massachusetts 3.8 26 Michigan 2.9 24 Minnesota 2.9 49 Mississippi 0.8 27 Missouri 2.9 3 Montana 4.5 22 Nebraska 3.1 4 Nevada 3.9 12 New Hampshire 3.8 39 New Jersey 2.6 4 New Mexico 3.9 11 New York 3.9 41 North Carolina 2.0 19 North Dakota 3.6 29 Ohio 2.8 43 Oklahoma 1.9 2 Oregon 4.6 39 Pennsylvania 2.6 12 Rhode Island 3.8 46 South Carolina 1.6 25 South Dakota 2.9 47 Tennessee 1.3 36 Texas 2.7 4 Utah 3.9 12 Vermont 3.8 30 Virginia 2.8 10 Washington 3.9 30 West Virginia 2.8 23 Wisconsin 3.0 4 Wyoming 3.9

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2001 data.

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