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A multi-dimensional index measuring aerospace economic health across all 50 U.S. states and territories.
The Aerospace Economics State Index is a quantitative research tool that evaluates the aerospace economic strength of every U.S. state using 43 discrete data points from 22 federal and industry sources. These data points are organized into multiple proprietary sub-indices, each capturing a distinct dimension of aerospace economic health.
The index was developed to answer a fundamental question: Which states are best positioned in the aerospace economy, and why? Rather than relying on a single metric (like total federal funding or number of jobs), the index combines economic scale, innovation capacity, workforce pipeline, defense-industrial strength, growth momentum, investment climate, and absolute economic power into a single composite score.
Every state receives a score from 0 to 100 on each sub-index and on the overall composite. The index is designed to be transparent, reproducible, and grounded in publicly available government data.
Aerospace economic health cannot be captured by a single number. A state can lead in federal funding but lag in workforce development. Our multi-dimensional design captures these distinct aspects so that no single factor dominates the analysis.
Our proprietary scoring methodology ensures that different data types are directly comparable across all jurisdictions. The approach is designed to be intuitive — higher is always better — while accounting for differences in state size, economic structure, and policy environment.
Our methodology accounts for differences in state population and economic scale, allowing smaller states to be evaluated on equal footing. This reveals states that punch above their weight in aerospace — not just the largest states with the largest raw numbers.
Not all dimensions contribute equally to aerospace economic health. THALRIK's proprietary weighting methodology is calibrated through analysis of how each dimension correlates with real-world aerospace economic outcomes. The specific weights and formulas are not publicly disclosed.
The index draws from authoritative federal agencies and industry organizations, encompassing economic, workforce, innovation, defense, and policy data. Our proprietary data pipeline handles collection, validation, normalization, and integration from these sources.
All underlying data originates from publicly available government statistics, but the specific collection methods, endpoints, transformation logic, and integration pipeline are proprietary to THALRIK.
The 7-index composite methodology, 43-metric architecture, multi-source data pipeline, quantitative scoring system, interactive visualization platform, and all analytical tooling are original works of ENKARI LLC. The underlying data is sourced from U.S. government agencies and is in the public domain.