Econ Focus

Winter 2003

Going the Extra Mile

Broadband Internet Comes to Rural Areas in the Fifth District
By Michael Steinberger

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New Economy Index — How Does the District Rate?

National Rankings of Fifth District States on Various High-Tech Measures
IT Jobs	Work Force Education	Online Population	Technology in Schools	Broadband Use
VA  3	MD  1	MD  5	SC  10	MD  11
MD  5	VA  3	VA  15	WV  12	VA  25
NC  16	NC  29	SC  44	VA  14	NC  33
SC  43	SC  39	NC  45	MD  42	WV  50
WV  45	WV  50	WV  46	NC  44	WV  50
Source: "The 2002 State New Economy Index," Progressive Policy Institute