Massachusetts residents don’t need to be told that their state is a leader in the high tech industries. But data from the National Science Foundation finds that Mass. has the sixth highest percentage of businesses in high technology. If anything, Mass. residents might be surprised to hear they aren’t ranked higher. Via The Atlantic, here are our state’s stats:
6: MASSACHUSETTS
- Business establishments in high-tech industries: 10.02 percent (6th)
- Total business establishments in high-tech industries: 17,434 (13th)
- Workers in science or engineering occupations: 6.51 percent (2nd)
- Workers employed by high-tech businesses: 15.11 percent (4th)
- R&D spending as a percentage of state GDP: 3.04 percent (7th)
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