| Table 8-28 | |||||||||||
| Individuals in S&E occupations as share of workforce, by state: 2004, 2006, and 2008 | |||||||||||
| S&E occupations | Employed workforce | Workforce in S&E occupations (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | ||
| United States | 5,085,740 | 5,407,710 | 5,781,460 | 139,213,523 | 144,581,912 | 153,999,337 | 3.65 | 3.74 | 3.75 | ||
| Alabama | 57,560 | 66,100 | 68,580 | 2,014,678 | 2,120,573 | 2,162,479 | 2.86 | 3.12 | 3.17 | ||
| Alaska | 10,660 | 10,720 | 13,260 | 312,922 | 323,531 | 357,136 | 3.41 | 3.31 | 3.71 | ||
| Arizona | 95,380 | 98,110 | 102,100 | 2,649,243 | 2,854,381 | 3,132,667 | 3.60 | 3.44 | 3.26 | ||
| Arkansas | 22,150 | 24,860 | 29,310 | 1,228,163 | 1,292,886 | 1,370,259 | 1.80 | 1.92 | 2.14 | ||
| California | 693,670 | 730,010 | 791,750 | 16,444,457 | 17,029,307 | 18,391,844 | 4.22 | 4.29 | 4.30 | ||
| Colorado | 126,280 | 133,730 | 147,000 | 2,384,562 | 2,537,037 | 2,730,447 | 5.30 | 5.27 | 5.38 | ||
| Connecticut | 82,820 | 79,380 | 80,290 | 1,714,758 | 1,765,075 | 1,876,125 | 4.83 | 4.50 | 4.28 | ||
| Delaware | 17,980 | 21,550 | 22,330 | 408,022 | 424,506 | 442,902 | 4.41 | 5.08 | 5.04 | ||
| District of Columbia | 57,750 | 64,120 | 63,360 | 285,567 | 296,957 | 332,703 | 20.22 | 21.59 | 19.04 | ||
| Florida | 229,950 | 246,190 | 248,200 | 8,056,259 | 8,692,761 | 9,231,462 | 2.85 | 2.83 | 2.69 | ||
| Georgia | 141,710 | 136,470 | 147,380 | 4,257,465 | 4,522,025 | 4,847,650 | 3.33 | 3.02 | 3.04 | ||
| Hawaii | 16,360 | 18,940 | 18,830 | 597,147 | 628,277 | 654,261 | 2.74 | 3.01 | 2.88 | ||
| Idaho | 22,310 | NA | 23,310 | 670,746 | 723,621 | 754,879 | 3.33 | NA | 3.09 | ||
| Illinois | 219,530 | 222,470 | 224,370 | 6,012,320 | 6,315,715 | 6,697,335 | 3.65 | 3.52 | 3.35 | ||
| Indiana | 79,120 | 80,110 | 90,840 | 3,017,271 | 3,108,806 | 3,230,367 | 2.62 | 2.58 | 2.81 | ||
| Iowa | 39,280 | 43,670 | 46,180 | 1,542,342 | 1,602,849 | 1,675,981 | 2.55 | 2.72 | 2.76 | ||
| Kansas | 52,020 | 48,620 | 54,260 | 1,378,713 | 1,400,169 | 1,496,943 | 3.77 | 3.47 | 3.62 | ||
| Kentucky | 44,350 | 44,680 | NA | 1,859,902 | 1,922,163 | 2,042,915 | 2.38 | 2.32 | NA | ||
| Louisiana | 42,230 | 40,180 | 41,790 | 1,926,594 | 1,910,348 | 2,078,935 | 2.19 | 2.10 | 2.01 | ||
| Maine | 15,160 | 15,950 | 17,000 | 661,163 | 678,843 | 706,829 | 2.29 | 2.35 | 2.41 | ||
| Maryland | 154,310 | 159,470 | 167,070 | 2,766,653 | 2,892,620 | 2,997,709 | 5.58 | 5.51 | 5.57 | ||
| Massachusetts | 186,260 | 198,670 | 217,310 | 3,204,653 | 3,234,860 | 3,424,018 | 5.81 | 6.14 | 6.35 | ||
| Michigan | 183,140 | 208,520 | 204,290 | 4,694,981 | 4,730,291 | 4,935,584 | 3.90 | 4.41 | 4.14 | ||
| Minnesota | 119,380 | 125,930 | 134,440 | 2,781,744 | 2,822,297 | 2,932,961 | 4.29 | 4.46 | 4.58 | ||
| Mississippi | 23,190 | 24,910 | 27,270 | 1,234,167 | 1,218,664 | 1,314,444 | 1.88 | 2.04 | 2.07 | ||
| Missouri | 87,200 | 96,420 | 105,390 | 2,821,802 | 2,885,857 | 3,012,126 | 3.09 | 3.34 | 3.50 | ||
| Montana | 11,390 | 13,010 | NA | 456,624 | 478,162 | 506,159 | 2.49 | 2.72 | NA | ||
| Nebraska | 31,720 | 32,500 | 31,820 | 940,047 | 945,270 | 995,635 | 3.37 | 3.44 | 3.20 | ||
| Nevada | 23,980 | 26,930 | 27,300 | 1,134,550 | 1,240,868 | 1,373,462 | 2.11 | 2.17 | 1.99 | ||
| New Hampshire | 24,350 | 27,680 | 29,150 | 693,648 | 711,512 | 738,858 | 3.51 | 3.89 | 3.95 | ||
| New Jersey | 165,150 | 176,460 | 198,060 | 4,177,841 | 4,309,021 | 4,496,727 | 3.95 | 4.10 | 4.40 | ||
| New Mexico | 33,500 | 30,800 | 34,560 | 850,164 | 895,623 | 959,458 | 3.94 | 3.44 | 3.60 | ||
| New York | 272,930 | 306,810 | 326,510 | 8,810,155 | 9,072,733 | 9,679,617 | 3.10 | 3.38 | 3.37 | ||
| North Carolina | 135,380 | 138,790 | 153,680 | 4,028,598 | 4,250,619 | 4,543,754 | 3.36 | 3.27 | 3.38 | ||
| North Dakota | 8,420 | 9,360 | 9,450 | 338,221 | 346,359 | 369,671 | 2.49 | 2.70 | 2.56 | ||
| Ohio | 180,360 | 185,190 | 206,320 | 5,507,404 | 5,609,056 | 5,971,874 | 3.27 | 3.30 | 3.45 | ||
| Oklahoma | NA | 50,770 | 48,900 | 1,608,849 | 1,650,877 | 1,748,416 | NA | 3.08 | 2.80 | ||
| Oregon | 62,570 | 64,520 | 70,070 | 1,722,058 | 1,796,165 | 1,957,953 | 3.63 | 3.59 | 3.58 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 195,730 | 214,910 | 227,170 | 5,889,957 | 6,009,858 | 6,394,884 | 3.32 | 3.58 | 3.55 | ||
| Rhode Island | 19,660 | 18,060 | 18,090 | 531,121 | 547,618 | 567,597 | 3.70 | 3.30 | 3.19 | ||
| South Carolina | 51,030 | 53,230 | 57,770 | 1,900,122 | 1,988,378 | 2,152,965 | 2.69 | 2.68 | 2.68 | ||
| South Dakota | 9,420 | 10,120 | 11,870 | 409,263 | 417,100 | 444,890 | 2.30 | 2.43 | 2.67 | ||
| Tennessee | 65,120 | 67,040 | 72,760 | 2,733,793 | 2,835,530 | 3,041,276 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 2.39 | ||
| Texas | 383,180 | 408,710 | 463,850 | 10,456,224 | 10,921,673 | 11,701,585 | 3.66 | 3.74 | 3.96 | ||
| Utah | 43,030 | 49,690 | 52,570 | 1,169,163 | 1,272,801 | 1,383,743 | 3.68 | 3.90 | 3.80 | ||
| Vermont | 11,770 | 12,780 | 12,360 | 337,709 | 348,026 | 355,432 | 3.49 | 3.67 | 3.48 | ||
| Virginia | 220,180 | 251,720 | 259,280 | 3,704,593 | 3,878,988 | 4,124,766 | 5.94 | 6.49 | 6.29 | ||
| Washington | 154,610 | 171,780 | NA | 3,008,352 | 3,160,350 | 3,476,766 | 5.14 | 5.44 | NA | ||
| West Virginia | 16,100 | 17,150 | 17,000 | 744,034 | 767,134 | 806,152 | 2.16 | 2.24 | 2.11 | ||
| Wisconsin | 95,230 | 96,860 | 101,680 | 2,871,034 | 2,918,155 | 3,084,130 | 3.32 | 3.32 | 3.30 | ||
| Wyoming | 6,760 | 7,640 | 8,850 | 263,705 | 275,617 | 292,606 | 2.56 | 2.77 | 3.02 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 20,410 | 23,850 | 22,970 | 1,226,251 | 1,260,703 | 1,366,307 | 1.66 | 1.89 | 1.68 | ||
NA = not available NOTE: Workforce represents employed component of civilian labor force and reported as annual data not seasonally adjusted. National total for S&E occupations in the United States provided by Occupational Employment Statistics (OES). OES estimates for 2004, 2006, and 2008 S&E occupations based on May data. SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates; and Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 |
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