| Table 3-6 |
| S&E employment by metropolitan area, by total number of workers employed in S&E occupations: 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 |
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA |
9.4 |
253,410 |
| 2 |
Chicago, IL PMSA |
4.2 |
164,650 |
| 3 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA |
3.9 |
156,340 |
| 4 |
Boston, MA-NH PMSA |
7.2 |
136,530 |
| 5 |
New York, NY PMSA |
3.2 |
126,730 |
| 6 |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
5.3 |
111,610 |
| 7 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA |
8.3 |
106,200 |
| 8 |
San Jose, CA PMSA |
12.0 |
102,700 |
| 9 |
Detroit, MI PMSA |
5.2 |
102,500 |
| 10 |
Houston, TX PMSA |
4.9 |
100,030 |
| 11 |
Dallas, TX PMSA |
5.3 |
99,780 |
| 12 |
Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA |
4.2 |
97,410 |
| 13 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA |
5.4 |
90,390 |
| 14 |
Orange County, CA PMSA |
5.0 |
71,640 |
| 15 |
Denver, CO PMSA |
6.2 |
69,370 |
| 16 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA |
4.2 |
67,020 |
| 17 |
San Francisco, CA PMSA |
6.8 |
65,330 |
| 18 |
San Diego, CA MSA |
5.1 |
64,220 |
| 19 |
Baltimore, MD PMSA |
5.1 |
63,000 |
| 20 |
Oakland, CA PMSA |
6.1 |
60,750 |
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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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