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You are here: Home / Articles / News / 182,000 new tech jobs were created in 2016, organized by state

182,000 new tech jobs were created in 2016, organized by state

2017-04-07 by Jason

The 2017 report from Cyberstates is out. It tells the job growth in the tech sector for 2016, across the nation, by state, or by metropolitan area. Overall, there were 182,000 net new jobs in 2016. This was around 10 percent of the new jobs added to the US economy.

Key findings of the report include:

  • The tech sector employs approximately 4 percent of the total U.S. workforce and 5 percent of the private sector workforce.
  • The annualized average wage for a tech industry worker was an estimated $108,900 in 2016, more than double the average national wage ($53,040).
  • 35 states and the District of Columbia generated positive tech sector job growth in 2016, while 15 states experienced declines.
  • Notable employment gains were recorded in California, New York, North Carolina, Texas and Michigan.
  • The top five states for 2016 job growth on a percentage change basis were Utah (6 percent), North Carolina (5.9 percent), Michigan (5.1 percent), Washington (4.9 percent), and Montana (4.5 percent).
  • The number of tech startups and new tech business establishments increased by 12 percent in 2015 (the most recent year of available data).
    U.S. tech business establishments grew for the fifth consecutive year, to 492,550 in 2016. Nearly every state (47) added to their base of tech businesses, with Texas (911 new establishments) leading the way.
  • Since 2010, the tech sector has recorded a net gain of 864,420 jobs.

The top 10 states for tech sector employment are California, Texas, New York, Florida, Massachusetts, Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Michigan.

State : Jobs added in 2016 : total tech sector jobs

Alabama : 875

Alaska : -234

Arizona : 2,545

Arkansas: 700

California : 48,500

Colorado : 6,700

Connecticut : 1,903

Delaware : -1,984

District of Columbia* : -155

Florida : 9,600

Georgia : 6,600

Hawaii : -47

Idaho : 566

Illinois : 2,973

Indiana : 1,771

Iowa : -834

Kansas : -841

Kentucky : -423

Louisiana : -350

Maine : 176

Maryland : 1,335

Massachusetts : 9,400

Michigan : 10,700

Minnesota : 2,226

Mississippi : -438

Missouri : 3,233

Montana : 563

Nebraska : 825

Nevada : 804

New Hampshire : 864

New Jersey : 1,941

New Mexico : 139

New York : 11,200

North Carolina : 11,000

North Dakota : 53

Ohio : 5,000

Oklahoma : -388

Oregon : 3,550

Pennsylvania : 5,000

Rhode Island : -119

South Carolina : 1,983

South Dakota : 394

Tennessee : -582

Texas : 11,000

Utah : 4,900

Vermont : -151

Virginia : 4,100

Washington : 10,600

West Virginia : -124

Wisconsin : 3,909

Wyoming : -178

You can use an interactive map to explore the data or read the full report at cyberstates.org.

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: jobs, technology

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