Well-Being in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions

Employment Data
  High-Tech Employment
  Total Employment
Unemployment Rate
Per Capita Income Data
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Employment Data: High-Tech Employment▲

Tables
High-Tech Employment in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005

Charts
High-Tech Employment in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005
High-Tech Employment as a Percentage of Total Employment in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005
Total Percentage Change in High-Tech Employment in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990-2005
Total Absolute Change in High-Tech Employment in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990-2005

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Notes: For information on how the Bureau of Business Research defines high-tech and what data were used, please contact Rita Wright, Manager, Austin Index, and Professional Librarian by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 888-212-4386.

Source: US Department of Commerce (USDC), Bureau of the Census (BC), County Business Patterns. Washington, DC.

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Employment Data: Total Employment▲
Table
Total Employment in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990-2006

Charts
Total Employment in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990-2006
Absolute Change in Total Employment in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990-2006
Five-Year Growth Rates in Total Employment, 1990-2005

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Notes: Total employment data are extracted from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program that is a Federal-State cooperative effort in which monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment rates are available for counties.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC.

To locate Employment Data in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions:
Go to http://www.bls.gov/
Under Employment & Unemployment in upper right portion of screen, click on "State and Local Unemployment Rates"
Click on "Get Detailed LAUS Statistics"
Click on "Create Customized Tables (one screen)"
Follow instructions on screen.

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Unemployment Data: Unemployment Rate▲

Table
Unemployment Rate in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990-2006

Charts
Unemployment Rate in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990-2006

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Source:
Data for selected Texas metropolitan areas and Texas: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC.

To locate Unemployment Rate Data in Selected U.S. High-Tech Metropolitan Areas:
Go to http://www.bls.gov/
Under Employment & Unemployment in upper right portion of screen, click on "State and Local Unemployment Rates"
Click on "Get Detailed LAUS Statistics"
Click on "Create Customized Tables (one screen)"
Follow instructions on screen.

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Per Capita Income Data▲

Table
Income in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990-2005

Charts
Per Capita Income in Selected U.S. High-Tech Regions, 1990-2005

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Notes: County-level data for total population and total personal income, published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), were used to compute per capita income (PCI) for each high-tech area. A sum of the personal income data for the component counties in each area was computed, and that sum was divided by the total population for the same component counties. The result was PCI in current dollars. The PCI was converted from current dollars to constant dollars using the consumer price index: all urban consumers (CPI-U) for 1990 as the base year. All annual CPI numbers were converted to a base year of 1990=100 from the current base of 1982-84=100 that is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This process removed inflation from the current dollars and resulted in PCI that is shown in real/constant dollars and is comparable among the areas. In order to adjust all current PCI dollars to 1990 dollars, the CPI-U was converted from the base of 1982-84=100 to a base of 1990=100 by dividing each annual 1982-84=100 CPI-U figure by the 1990 CPI-U figure and then multiplying the result by 100. PCI for each area was converted to 1990 (real) dollars by dividing the PCI by the CPI-U for that area or region and then multiplying the result by 100. The following is a list of regional consumer price indices that were used: CPI-U: South Urban--used to adjust PCI for Austin and Research Triangle; CPI-U: Northeast Region--used to adjust PCI for Boston/Route 128; and, CPI-U: San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA--used to adjust PCI for Silicon Valley.

Sources:
1. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. REIS: Regional Economic Information System, 1969-2005 (CD-ROM). Washington, DC, May 2007.
2. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), All Items 1982-84=100. Washington, DC, monthly. 

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