New AeA Cyberstates 2005 Report Full of Bright Spots for Texas High-Tech Industry; Texas Leads Nation in Long-Term Tech Export Growth.DALLAS Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S. -- A detailed examination of high-tech trends across the country shows that Texas had a $13 billion dollar growth in high-tech exports between 1998 and 2004. The closest state was Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. with growth of $1.8 billion during the same period. This information, along with other vital facts concerning the U.S. technology industry, was released today in Cyberstates 2005: A State-by-State Overview of the High-Technology Industry, a new analytical analytical, analytic pertaining to or emanating from analysis. analytical control control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. report from AeA. Texas climbed to fourth place in research and development (R&D) expenditures with $14.2 billion in 2002 versus $11.6 billion in 2000. Job loss in Texas was cut 46 percent from 2002-2003 figures, and technology-related venture capital investments across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. were up for the first time in four years. Texas ranks third in venture capital investments and just under California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). in total number of high-tech jobs, high-tech exports for 2004, number of high-tech establishments, overall high-tech payroll and under New Jersey in total R&D numeric numeric see numerical. numeric cluster see ten-key pad. change in 2001-2002. "Compared to our last Cyberstates report, the changes for Texas are positive and significant. Our state is starting to rebound rebound (rē´bownd), n/v 1. a recovery from illness. n 2. an outbreak of fresh reflex activity after withdrawal of a stimulus rebound adjective and poised to see growth once again," said Clare Emerson, AeA Texas Council executive director. "On a global scale, the export numbers clearly illustrate that Texas is maintaining a strong competitive edge and not giving any ground." Nationally, Cyberstates 2005 shows that the high-tech industry is slowly turning the corner. High-tech employment was down by only 25,000 jobs out of 5.6 million workers in 2004. U.S. high-tech exports were up by 12 percent for a total of $191 billion in 2004. This eighth edition of Cyberstates provides a comprehensive review of the high-tech industry nationally and state-by-state by high-tech employment, wages, payroll, establishments and trade. Cyberstates also offers data on venture capital investments and R&D expenditures. AeA members can purchase the report for $95; non-members for $190. Visit www.aeanet.org to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. the report, or call 800.284.4232 or 408.987.4200. About AeA Advancing the business of technology, AeA is the nation's largest high-tech trade association. AeA's 1.8 million members and more than 3,000 companies represent the high-technology spectrum, from software, semiconductors, medical devices and computers to Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the technology, advanced electronics and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. systems and services. With 17 regional U.S. councils and offices in Brussels and Beijing, AeA offers a unique global policy grassroots capability and a wide portfolio of valuable business services and products for the high-tech industry. AeA has been the accepted voice of the U.S. technology community since 1943. For more information, please visit www.aeanet.org. What Does High-Tech Mean for Texas? --446,000 high-tech workers (2nd ranked cyberstate) --32,900 jobs lost between 2002 and 2003 --High-tech firms employed 59 of every 1,000 private sector workers in 2003, ranked 14th nationwide --High-tech workers earned an average wage of $68,100 (14th ranked), or 82% more than Texas' average private sector wage --A high-tech payroll of $30.4 billion in 2003, ranked 2nd nationwide --21,400 high-tech establishments in 2003, ranked 2nd nationwide --High-tech exports totaled $34.7 billion in 2004, ranked 2nd nationwide --High-tech exports represented 30% of Texas' exports --Venture capital investments of $1.1 billion in 2004, ranked 3rd nationwide --R&D expenditures of $14.2 billion in 2002, ranked 4th nationwide Texas' National Industry Segment Rankings: --2nd in telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. employment with 104,400 jobs --2nd in engineering services employment with 74,100 jobs --2nd in semiconductor manufacturing employment with 36,900 jobs Source: Cyberstates 2005 Data are for 2003 unless otherwise noted. 2003 data are the most current for state employment, wages, payroll, establishments, and industry segment jobs. Published by AeA, Advancing the Business of Technology (www.aeanet.org) |
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