Table V.B.1.a Percent of number of private-sector employees by industry groupings** and State: United States, 2016
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 123,213,270    6.2%    10.0%    38.3%    26.9%    18.6%   
New England:
Connecticut 1,464,833    --    11.0%    35.6%    26.0%    24.4%   
Maine 504,209    6.3%    8.3%    41.2%    31.0%    13.2%   
Massachusetts 3,230,820    3.2%    6.4%    30.1%    38.2%    22.1%   
New Hampshire 567,585    7.3%    8.9%    40.7%    30.2%    12.9%   
Rhode Island 427,804    4.1%    9.4%    36.7%    34.9%    14.9%   
Vermont 264,418    6.9%    14.2%    37.6%    24.6%    16.7%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 3,545,763    4.7%    6.7%    36.8%    31.8%    19.9%   
New York 7,774,640    4.1%    4.7%    39.4%    31.6%    20.1%   
Pennsylvania 5,351,299    4.9%    9.4%    34.5%    30.0%    21.1%   
East North Central:
Illinois 5,312,817    3.5%    8.6%    34.6%    26.7%    26.6%   
Indiana 2,750,970    6.3%    20.5%    38.2%    21.5%    13.5%   
Michigan 3,759,335    4.3%    16.6%    37.1%    23.9%    18.1%   
Ohio 4,874,058    6.2%    14.1%    35.1%    23.3%    21.4%   
Wisconsin 2,516,098    8.3%    18.5%    35.2%    21.4%    16.5%   
West North Central:
Iowa 1,350,878    7.3%    17.1%    32.9%    25.1%    17.6%   
Kansas 1,187,622    9.3%    14.6%    30.6%    24.3%    21.3%   
Minnesota 2,694,832    6.4%    13.6%    31.6%    28.4%    20.0%   
Missouri 2,367,173    5.6%    10.4%    40.4%    26.9%    16.7%   
Nebraska 840,571    9.7%    11.5%    32.8%    25.7%    20.2%   
North Dakota 356,258    9.3%    9.7%    33.5%    25.2%    22.3%   
South Dakota 349,739    10.6%    12.8%    30.3%    28.3%    17.9%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 405,992    6.5%    --    39.3%    24.8%    23.7%   
District of Columbia 498,853    --    --    38.1%    50.0%    10.0%   
Florida 7,741,467    6.6%    4.6%    45.3%    26.1%    17.3%   
Georgia 3,650,343    4.2%    11.9%    37.9%    24.8%    21.3%   
Maryland 2,351,722    6.4%    --    41.3%    30.3%    19.0%   
North Carolina 3,474,633    8.0%    13.0%    36.2%    27.5%    15.3%   
South Carolina 1,643,735    5.6%    14.7%    40.8%    21.9%    17.0%   
Virginia 3,257,743    6.5%    6.0%    43.7%    29.4%    14.4%   
West Virginia 555,514    7.3%    14.2%    39.9%    26.9%    11.7%   
East South Central:
Alabama 1,602,286    5.5%    17.2%    38.4%    21.6%    17.3%   
Kentucky 1,563,214    5.9%    16.8%    35.6%    24.1%    17.6%   
Mississippi 861,978    7.7%    15.6%    41.2%    20.2%    15.3%   
Tennessee 2,586,331    6.7% * 12.2%    37.7%    22.2%    21.2%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 996,568    10.9% * 18.5%    33.3%    24.1%    13.2%   
Louisiana 1,604,835    6.8%    9.3%    36.1%    29.4%    18.5%   
Oklahoma 1,346,702    8.4%    12.2%    38.8%    20.8%    19.8%   
Texas 9,862,639    6.3%    9.8%    37.2%    27.0%    19.7%   
Mountain:
Arizona 2,282,124    5.9%    7.5%    40.9%    25.2%    20.5%   
Colorado 2,296,654    7.1%    10.0%    37.9%    25.9%    19.0%   
Idaho 601,003    10.6%    11.3%    36.8%    27.2%    14.2%   
Montana 380,684    9.5%    5.6%    44.1%    28.3%    12.5%   
Nevada 1,125,246    4.5%    4.0%    63.9%    14.8%    12.8%   
New Mexico 601,405    8.3%    7.2%    42.5%    28.5%    13.5%   
Utah 1,193,434    7.0%    14.4%    38.3%    23.9%    16.3%   
Wyoming 201,701    10.6%    13.7%    43.2%    15.5%    17.0%   
Pacific:
Alaska 271,135    5.0%    5.8% * 42.8%    24.7%    21.6%   
California 14,126,853    7.4%    9.1%    40.3%    27.2%    16.1%   
Hawaii 514,133    5.7%    --    53.1%    20.0%    19.0%   
Oregon 1,554,934    7.4%    9.3%    38.6%    26.3%    18.3%   
Washington 2,567,686    9.8%    6.4%    40.4%    26.4%    16.9%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

 

Table V.B.1.a Standard errors for percent of number of private-sector employees by industry groupings** and State: United States, 2016
Division and State Total Agri, fish., forestry
and construction
Mining and
manufacturing
Retail and
other services
Professional
services
All other
United States 861,828    0.25%    0.33%    0.54%    0.50%    0.47%   
New England:
Connecticut 97,589    --    2.37%    3.55%    2.94%    5.19%   
Maine 19,462    1.15%    1.69%    2.88%    3.19%    2.04%   
Massachusetts 133,456    0.80%    1.47%    2.69%    3.22%    3.54%   
New Hampshire 26,958    1.91%    1.79%    3.46%    3.34%    2.19%   
Rhode Island 16,724    1.16%    1.93%    3.19%    3.01%    2.39%   
Vermont 10,828    1.30%    2.68%    3.62%    3.59%    2.63%   
Middle Atlantic:
New Jersey 115,021    0.99%    1.66%    2.45%    2.56%    2.25%   
New York 228,543    0.89%    0.91%    2.39%    2.24%    2.27%   
Pennsylvania 189,015    1.01%    1.50%    2.52%    2.85%    2.37%   
East North Central:
Illinois 222,366    0.79%    1.80%    3.22%    3.45%    3.29%   
Indiana 118,388    1.40%    3.25%    3.15%    2.97%    2.14%   
Michigan 148,513    0.90%    2.70%    3.12%    2.88%    2.79%   
Ohio 236,906    1.61%    2.03%    3.04%    2.83%    3.54%   
Wisconsin 115,673    1.92%    3.21%    3.75%    2.62%    2.53%   
West North Central:
Iowa 48,818    1.44%    2.52%    3.10%    2.91%    2.23%   
Kansas 57,539    1.79%    3.00%    3.12%    3.12%    3.44%   
Minnesota 116,389    1.48%    2.59%    3.08%    2.82%    2.94%   
Missouri 89,416    1.35%    2.17%    3.24%    2.84%    2.19%   
Nebraska 33,652    1.87%    2.38%    2.95%    3.25%    2.76%   
North Dakota 13,986    1.46%    2.00%    2.71%    3.38%    2.73%   
South Dakota 12,011    1.73%    2.69%    2.51%    3.40%    2.26%   
South Atlantic:
Delaware 18,475    1.67%    --    3.96%    3.79%    4.00%   
District of Columbia 20,423    --    --    3.23%    3.54%    2.97%   
Florida 298,125    1.50%    1.33%    3.21%    2.85%    2.42%   
Georgia 146,472    0.99%    2.41%    3.12%    2.98%    2.52%   
Maryland 126,564    1.56%    --    3.88%    3.42%    3.98%   
North Carolina 112,263    1.23%    1.94%    2.57%    2.64%    1.79%   
South Carolina 65,631    1.05%    2.12%    3.05%    2.92%    2.60%   
Virginia 134,620    1.57%    1.48%    3.34%    3.12%    2.83%   
West Virginia 27,056    1.76%    3.18%    3.60%    3.22%    1.94%   
East South Central:
Alabama 62,270    1.25%    2.49%    2.94%    2.71%    2.53%   
Kentucky 69,915    1.40%    2.97%    3.18%    2.95%    2.51%   
Mississippi 39,995    1.86%    2.71%    3.69%    3.06%    2.28%   
Tennessee 116,438    2.56% * 2.15%    3.15%    2.62%    2.80%   
West South Central:
Arkansas 49,621    3.49% * 3.09%    3.27%    3.24%    2.00%   
Louisiana 71,390    1.47%    2.17%    3.24%    3.50%    2.54%   
Oklahoma 81,538    1.87%    2.06%    4.26%    2.90%    2.66%   
Texas 283,917    1.05%    1.34%    2.14%    2.09%    1.84%   
Mountain:
Arizona 91,505    1.47%    1.81%    3.04%    3.04%    3.01%   
Colorado 91,676    1.85%    2.38%    3.49%    3.09%    2.97%   
Idaho 25,590    1.65%    1.57%    3.04%    3.09%    2.77%   
Montana 15,682    1.64%    1.54%    3.37%    3.59%    1.73%   
Nevada 48,234    1.01%    1.00%    3.15%    2.38%    2.20%   
New Mexico 25,159    1.53%    1.61%    3.32%    2.73%    2.47%   
Utah 48,900    1.52%    2.77%    2.99%    3.21%    2.76%   
Wyoming 7,143    1.59%    2.41%    3.60%    1.98%    2.28%   
Pacific:
Alaska 10,822    0.91%    1.76% * 3.40%    3.39%    2.67%   
California 328,990    1.08%    1.24%    1.85%    1.53%    1.41%   
Hawaii 22,020    1.28%    --    3.86%    3.30%    3.51%   
Oregon 79,540    1.27%    1.62%    3.21%    3.84%    2.94%   
Washington 95,578    2.41%    1.50%    3.23%    3.06%    2.64%   

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.