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Introduction
 
Overview & Methodology
 
Overall Rankings
 
Summary of Results
 
THE INDICATORS
 
PART I: KNOWLEDGE JOBS
 
Information Technology Jobs

Managerial, Professional, and Technical Jobs

Workforce Education

Education Level of the Manufacturing Workforce
 
PART II: GLOBALIZATION
 
Export Focus of Manufacturing

Foreign Direct Investment
 
PART III: ECONOMIC DYNAMISM
 
"Gazelle" Jobs

Job Churning

IPOs
 
PART IV: THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
 
Online Population

Commercial Internet Domain Names

Technology in Schools

Digital Government

Online Agriculture

Online Manufacturers

Broadband Telecommunications
 
PART V: INNOVATION CAPACITY
 
High-Tech Jobs

Scientists and Engineers

Patents

Industry Investment in R&D

Venture Capital
 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
 
Data Sources
 
Weighting Methodology
 
Endnotes
 
The Author

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Montana

Indicator Rank Score
Overall* 37 52.75
Aggregated Knowledge Jobs 24 9.96
Information Technology Jobs
Employment in IT occupations in non-IT industries as a share of total jobs.
44 0.9%
Managerial, Professional & Tech Jobs
Managers, professionals, and technicians as a share of the total workforce.
20 26.9%
Workforce Education
A weighted measure of the educational attainment (advanced degrees, bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, or some college course work) of the workforce.
18 51.2
Education Level of the Manufacturing Workforce
A weighted measure of the educational attainment of the manufacturing workforce.
26 1.04
Aggregated Globalization Score 35 9.26
Export Focus Of Manufacturing
Manufacturing export sales per manufacturing worker.
21 $33,385
Foreign Direct Investment
The percentage of each state's workforce employed by foreign companies.
35 3.6%
Aggregated Economic Dynamism Scores 45 7.45
"Gazelle" Jobs
Jobs in gazelle companies (companies with annual sales revenue that has grown 20 percent or more for four straight years) as a share of total employment.
47 10.8%
Job Churning
The number of new start-ups and business failures, combined, as a share of all establishments in each state.
17 20.3%
Initial Public Offerings
A weighted measure of the value and number of initial public stock offerings of companies as a share of gross state product.
34 3.55
Aggregated Digital Economy Scores 34 9.21
Online Population
The percentage of adults with Internet access in each state.
19 57.6%
Commercial Internet Domain Names
The number of commercial Internet domain names (".com") per firm.
45 0.36
Technology in Schools
A weighted measure of five factors measuring computer and internet use in schools.
31 1.65
Digital Government
A measure of the utilization of digital technologies in state governments.
30 2.97
Online Agriculture
A measure of the percentage of farmers with Internet access and who use computers for business.
3 4.50
Online Manufacturers
The percentage of manufacturing establishments with Internet access.
17 87.3%
Broadband Telecommunications
A measure of the use and deployment of broadband telecommunications infrastructure over telephone lines.
43 1.86
Aggregated Innovation Capacity
33 7.84
High-Tech Jobs
Jobs in electronics manufacturing, software and computer-related services, telecommunications, and biomedical as a share of total employment.
48 1.8%
Scientists and Engineers
Civilian scientists and engineers as a percentage of the workforce.
16 0.51%
Patents
The number of patents issued to companies or individuals per 1,000 workers.
21 0.67
Industry Investment in R&D
Industry investment in research and development as a percentage of Gross State Product (GSP).
44 0.24%
Venture Capital
Venture capital invested as a percentage of GSP.
33 0.17%

* Because of differences in methodology, changes in ranks between 1999 and 2002 cannot all be attributed to changes in actual economic conditions in the state.

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