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Florida's high-tech jobs on rise
By DAVE GUSSOW
Published April 19, 2006
Florida gained 6,700 high-tech jobs in 2004, the second-best showing by a state, says a report to be released today by a high-tech trade association. The rebound reversed a 2003 job loss, part of a lingering national slump after the tech bubble burst, according to the AeA Cyberstates report. Other than the jump in jobs, the picture for the Sunshine State looked familiar to previous reports. Florida maintained its No. 4 ranking among the states for tech employment with 265,500 jobs, behind California, Texas and New York. The numbers are based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nationally, high-tech employment was up 1 percent in 2005, or 61,100 out of 5.6-million workers, according to the report. Other findings include: With 66,000 telecommunications job, Florida ranked No. 3. Computer system design and related services account for 51,800 jobs, and engineering accounts for an additional 50,000. The average high-tech wage was $58,929, which is 30th among states. It's higher than the state average of $34,438 for all jobs, but well below the national tech average of $72,440. Florida came in 12th for venture capital investments, but 41st in per capita research and development spending.
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