| Table 3-5 |
| S&E employment by metropolitan area, by S&E percentage of total employment: 2003 |
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| Rank |
Metropolitan area |
Workforce (%) |
S&E employees (n) |
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| United States |
3.9 |
4,961,540 |
| 1 |
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA |
13.1 |
20,110 |
| 2 |
Corvallis, OR MSA |
12.7 |
4,470 |
| 3 |
San Jose, CA PMSA |
12.0 |
102,700 |
| 4 |
Huntsville, AL MSA |
11.6 |
20,580 |
| 5 |
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA |
9.4 |
253,410 |
| 6 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
8.9 |
59,710 |
| 7 |
Rochester, MN MSA |
8.7 |
8,590 |
| 8 |
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA |
8.5 |
16,080 |
| 9 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA |
8.3 |
106,200 |
| 10 |
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA |
7.9 |
9,680 |
| 11 |
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA |
7.8 |
6,220 |
| 12 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA |
7.6 |
51,760 |
| 13 |
Charlottesville, VA MSA |
7.5 |
6,280 |
| 14 |
Madison, WI MSA |
7.5 |
20,950 |
| 15 |
Boston, MA-NH PMSA |
7.2 |
136,530 |
| 16 |
Colorado Springs, CO MSA |
7.1 |
16,380 |
| 17 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA |
6.8 |
8,060 |
| 18 |
Olympia, WA PMSA |
6.8 |
5,840 |
| 19 |
San Francisco, CA PMSA |
6.8 |
65,330 |
| 20 |
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA |
6.8 |
42,090 |
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MSA = metropolitan statistical
area; PMSA = primary metropolitan statistical area
SOURCE: U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment
Statistics Survey (2003).
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