The 2016 edition of the Illinois Innovation Index offers a new, comprehensive analysis of Illinois' high-tech economy by examining the supply and demand of talent in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). For the first time, ISTC has partnered with LinkedIn to uncover and examine unprecedented new data and trends on talent migration and skills in demand.
Key findings show Illinois extending its lead over the nation in the production of STEM degrees, as well as the highest number of computer science degrees in more than a decade. In addition, new LinkedIn data show nearly all the top hired skills in Illinois over the past year were technology-related, including computer programming languages, user interface design, and statistical analysis and data mining.
