Cybercities 2008: An Overview of the High-Technology Industry in the Nation's Top 60 Cities is the sister publication to AeA's annual flagship report, Cyberstates.  This 144 page report offers three chapters and 32 pages of detailed appendices on the high-tech industry in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas focusing on high-tech employment, wages, establishments, payroll, employment concentration, and wage differential.  The report also compares different regions of the United States and delves into the 16 sectors that comprise AeA’s definition of the high-tech industry for these 60 cities.

One other major AeA cyber report is forthcoming later this summer: Trade in the Cyberstates 2008: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade.

In addition to our series of Cyber Reports, AeA produces reports on issues crucial to the vitality and competitiveness of the U.S. high-tech industry and the nation as a whole.  The following is a selected list of recent AeA publications:

• The Competitiveness Series: Timely Research Reports on Keeping the United States Competitive in a Global Economy
  • The Information Technology Agreement - June 2008
  • Telework in the Information Age - April 2008
  • eHealth 201: Designing the Virtual Hospital - November 2007
  • China's 15 Year Science and Technology Plan - April 2007
• We Are Still Losing the Competitive Advantage - Now Is the Time To Act - March 2007
• Losing the Competitive Advantage?: The Challenge for Science and Technology in the United States - February 2005
• Sarbanes-Oxley 404: The 'Section' of Unintended Consequences and Its Impact on Small Business - February 2005

In discussing our top public policy priorities with Congress, the Executive Branch, and State Legislatures, AeA's research publications provide the data and analysis that brings credibility and understanding to our issues.

51 Cybercities Added Tech Jobs in 2006

·      The leading metro areas by high-tech employment in 2006 were the New York Metro Area (316,500), Washington, DC (295,800), San Jose/Silicon Valley (225,300), Boston (191,700), and Dallas-Fort Worth (176,000).  2006 data are the most recent available at the state level.

·      Seattle led the nation in net tech job creation in 2006, adding 7,800 jobs.

·      The next largest net gains in tech employment between 2005 and 2006 occurred in the New York Metro Area and Washington, DC, adding 6,400 and 6,100 respectively.

·      On a percentage basis, Riverside-San Bernardino saw the fastest job growth in 2006 at 12 percent.

·      San Jose/Silicon Valley leads the nation in concentration of high-tech workers in 2006, with 286 high-tech workers per 1,000 private sector workers.

·      Fifty-six cybercities had wage differentials higher than 50 percent and three cybercities – Austin, San Diego, and Sacramento – had differentials higher than 100 percent.

To learn about the tech industry in the nation's top 60 metropolitan areas order
Cybercities 2008 TODAY by calling 1.800.284.4232 or 408.987.4200

Cost:  $125 AeA members; $250 non-members.

Matthew Kazmierczak
Vice President, Research and Industry Analysis (bio)
matthew_kazmierczak@aeanet.org
202.682.4438

Josh James
Senior Manager, Research and Industry Analysis (bio)
josh_james@aeanet.org
202.682.4422

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