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  • Innovation Index
  • Human Capital and Knowledge Creation Index
    • "Salad Days" Population Growth (Ages 25-44)
    • Educational Attainment Core Index
    • High School Attainment (Ages 18-24)
    • Some College, No Degree (Age 25+)
    • Associate Degree (Age 25+)
    • Bachelor's Degree (Age 25+)
    • Graduate Degree (Age 25+)
    • Knowledge Creation and Technology Diffusion Core Index
    • Patent Technology Diffusion
    • University-Based Knowledge Spillovers
    • Business Incubator Spillovers
    • STEM Education and Occupations Core Index
    • STEM Degree Creation (per 1,000 Population)
    • Technology-Based Knowledge Occupation Clusters
    • High-Tech Industry Employment Share
  • Business Dynamics Index
    • Establishment Formation Core Index
    • Establishment Births to All Establishments Ratio
    • Traded Sector Estab. Births to All Estab. Ratio
    • Jobs Attributed to Estab. Births to Total Employment Ratio
    • Change in Estab. Births to All Estab. Ratio
    • Establishment Dynamics
    • Estab. Expansions Divided by Estab. Contractions
    • Estab. Births Divided by Estab. Deaths
    • Traded Sector Establishment Dynamics
    • Venture Capital Dollar Measures Core Index
    • Venture Capital (Average Annual $)
    • Expansion Stage Venture Capital $
    • High-Tech Venture Capital $
    • Change in Venture Capital $
    • Venture Capital Count Measures Core Index
    • Initial Public Offerings
    • Venture Capital Deals (Average Annual)
    • Change in Venture Capital Deals
  • Business Profile Index
    • Foreign Direct Investment Attractiveness Core Index
    • FDI Employment Index, Foreign Source
    • FDI $ Investment Index, Foreign Source
    • FDI Employment Index, National Source
    • FDI $ Investment Index, National Source
    • Connectivity Core Index
    • Residential High-Speed Connection Density
    • Change in Residential High-Speed Connections
    • Farm Operators with Internet Access
    • Dynamic Industry Profile Core Index
    • Small Establishments (Average)
    • Large Establishments (Average)
    • High-Tech, Early-in-Life-Cycle Establishment Ratio
    • Proprietorship Core Index
    • Proprietorship Rate
    • Change in Proprietorship Rate
    • Proprietor Income to Total Wages and Salaries
    • Availability of Capital from All Banks
  • Employment and Productivity Index
    • Job Growth to Population Growth Ratio
    • Change in Share of High-Tech Industry Employment
    • Industry Performance Core Index
    • Cluster Diversity
    • Cluster Strength
    • Cluster Growth Factor
    • Gross Domestic Product Core Index
    • GDP per Worker
    • Change in GDP per Worker
    • Patents Core Index
    • Change in Average Patenting Rate
    • Patent Diversity
  • Economic Well-Being Index
    • Per Capita Personal Income Growth
    • Income Inequality (Mean to Median Ratio)
    • Poverty Rate (Average)
    • Unemployment Rate (Average)
    • Dependency Based on Income Sources (Ratio)
    • Net Migration (Average)
    • Compensation Core Index
    • Growth in Wage/Salary Earnings per Worker (Average Annual)
    • Change in Proprietors' Income per Proprietor (Average Annual)