The State New Economy Index

Alabama

Indicator

Rank

Score

Overall*

45.28

Aggregated Knowledge Jobs

7.10

Information Technology Jobs
Employment in IT occupations in non-IT industries as a share of total jobs.

0.9%

Managerial, Professional & Tech Jobs
Managers, professionals, and technicians as a share of the total workforce.

24.2%

Workforce Education
A weighted measure of the educational attainment (advanced degrees, bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, or some college course work) of the workforce.

43.4

Education Level of the Manufacturing Workforce
A weighted measure of the educational attainment of the manufacturing workforce.

0.18

Aggregated Globalization Score

9.04

Export Focus Of Manufacturing
Manufacturing export sales per manufacturing worker.

$19,717

Foreign Direct Investment
The percentage of each state's workforce employed by foreign companies.

4.1%

Aggregated Economic Dynamism Scores

9.17

"Gazelle" Jobs
Jobs in gazelle companies (companies with annual sales revenue that has grown 20 percent or more for four straight years) as a share of total employment.

13.6%

Job Churning
The number of new start-ups and business failures, combined, as a share of all establishments in each state.

20.1%

Initial Public Offerings
A weighted measure of the value and number of initial public stock offerings of companies as a share of gross state product.

3.55

Aggregated Digital Economy Scores

5.07

Online Population
The percentage of adults with Internet access in each state.

46.2%

Commercial Internet Domain Names
The number of commercial Internet domain names (".com") per firm.

0.52

Technology in Schools
A weighted measure of five factors measuring computer and internet use in schools.

0.42

Digital Government
A measure of the utilization of digital technologies in state governments.

1.54

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

1.90

Online Manufacturers
The percentage of manufacturing establishments with Internet access.

79.8%

Broadband Telecommunications
A measure of the use and deployment of broadband telecommunications infrastructure over telephone lines.

2.30

Aggregated Innovation Capacity

7.15

High-Tech Jobs
Jobs in electronics manufacturing, software and computer-related services, telecommunications, and biomedical as a share of total employment.

3.3%

Scientists and Engineers
Civilian scientists and engineers as a percentage of the workforce.

0.36%

Patents
The number of patents issued to companies or individuals per 1,000 workers.

0.24

Industry Investment in R&D
Industry investment in research and development as a percentage of Gross State Product (GSP).

0.54%

Venture Capital
Venture capital invested as a percentage of GSP.

0.27%

* Because of differences in methodology, changes in ranks between 1999 and 2002 cannot all be attributed to changes in actual economic conditions in the state.

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