AeA report says New Jersey remains the 9th largest cyberstate with 197,200 high-tech employees.The stateÂs high-tech industry had a net gain of 100 jobs in 2005, the most recent year state data was available, according to an economic report released today by trade group AeA. New Jersey held its spot as the 9th largest so-called Âcyberstate with 197,200 high-tech employees and a total payroll of $16.6 billion, reports Santa Clara, Calif.-based AeA.
While New Jersey lost 1,700 jobs in the telecommunications services sector, the state gained workers in several sectors, including more than 2,000 jobs in computer design and related services, more than 300 engineering services jobs, and more than 200 software publishing positions.
“The tech industry is finally turning a corner in New Jersey, adding jobs for the first time since 2001,” said Thomas Shields, chair of the AeAÂs New Jersey-Pennsylvania council. “And the average tech industry wage is 72 percent higher than the average annual wage of New Jersey’s private sector.”
Other key findings for New Jersey in 2005 included:
