January 22, 2018

NOLA #2 for Women’s Share of Tech Jobs

A new report from The Brookings Institution has determined that Greater New Orleans is #2 in the country for women’s share of computer and math occupations, amongst large cities (employed population of 500,000+). In the New Orleans metro, 31.9% of these tech jobs are held by women, second only to Sacramento, California. This continues the trend of Greater New Orleans as a leader in “inclusive innovation.” The Top 10 metros for women’s share of computer and math occupations are:

1) Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA – 33.4%

2) New Orleans-Metairie, LA – 31.9%

3) Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD – 30.9%

4) Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV – 30.7%

5) Memphis, TN-MS-AR – 30.7%

6) Richmond, VA – 30.3%

7) Birmingham-Hoover, AL – 28.3%

8) Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI – 28.0%

9) Providence-Warwick, RI-MA – 27.8%

10) Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI – 27.6%

You can read the entire report here.

You can download the data set here.