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.