Technology and manufacturing industries, such as automobile assembly, replaced some the state's older industries in the late twentieth century, but the state's economy and growth lagged behind other states in the area, such as Georgia and Florida.
tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ænd mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ ˈɪndʌstɹiz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɔːɾəməbˌiəl ɐsˈɛmbli, ɹᵻplˈeɪst sˌʌm ðə stˈeɪtz ˈoʊldɚɹ ˈɪndʌstɹiz ɪnðə lˈeɪt twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, bˌʌt ðə stˈeɪtz ɪkˈɑːnəmi ænd ɡɹˈoʊθ lˈæɡd bᵻhˌaɪnd ˈʌðɚ stˈeɪts ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə, sˈʌtʃ ɐz dʒˈɔːɹdʒə ænd flˈɔːɹɪdə.