Table V.B.1(2008) Number of private-sector employees by industry groupings** and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Agri, fish., forestry
and construction

 

Mining and
manufacturing

 

Retail and
other services

 

Professional
services

 

All other

 

 

United States

116,141,515

7,536,983

13,646,689

42,898,647

29,470,330

22,588,866

 

New England:

Connecticut

1,465,237

70,380

208,258

428,179

405,259

353,160

Maine

492,211

27,512

63,484

160,702

168,525

71,988

Massachusetts

3,001,586

161,268

302,168

971,705

993,777

572,668

New Hampshire

561,196

30,556

69,670

220,056

146,520

94,394

Rhode Island

427,164

20,917

53,181

138,698

140,884

73,484

Vermont

251,353

18,966

32,620

*

87,764

78,586

33,417

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

3,561,007

230,380

318,150

1,226,491

938,420

847,567

New York

7,469,664

341,677

588,919

2,436,914

2,397,148

1,705,006

Pennsylvania

5,094,013

291,133

578,503

1,776,078

1,441,704

1,006,595

 

East North Central:

Illinois

5,405,168

219,842

626,810

1,930,817

1,438,942

1,188,757

Indiana

2,507,330

146,526

529,268

813,456

613,640

404,440

Michigan

3,449,973

145,942

563,188

1,233,290

879,250

628,302

Ohio

4,702,840

201,515

768,934

1,638,825

1,356,126

737,440

Wisconsin

2,558,435

178,965

546,822

771,208

528,705

532,735

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1,304,443

137,467

277,601

378,494

250,823

260,058

Kansas

1,109,140

93,807

162,778

358,780

276,103

217,672

Minnesota

2,468,336

135,292

318,553

885,525

609,327

519,639

Missouri

2,332,099

109,615

283,111

865,002

537,110

537,262

Nebraska

806,602

55,036

141,524

238,246

211,117

160,679

North Dakota

294,768

25,230

32,878

99,723

83,040

53,898

South Dakota

320,175

29,529

35,650

120,264

73,045

61,688

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

376,347

29,696

25,607

*

134,338

87,125

99,581

District of Columbia

464,559

4,830

*

1,030

*

158,046

246,948

53,705

Florida

6,891,517

433,412

454,742

3,364,984

1,445,005

1,193,374

Georgia

3,354,107

222,297

373,552

1,117,000

880,926

760,332

Maryland

2,082,590

214,322

123,977

783,366

638,955

321,969

North Carolina

3,440,453

234,215

475,728

1,286,351

876,249

567,910

South Carolina

1,528,356

101,025

278,298

616,574

318,097

214,363

Virginia

2,989,600

225,271

329,259

1,160,088

889,823

385,159

West Virginia

557,756

28,058

77,908

238,398

141,267

72,125

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1,574,811

115,489

281,210

559,658

362,595

255,858

Kentucky

1,501,784

84,051

303,200

545,660

318,565

250,308

Mississippi

866,754

55,381

209,957

284,648

188,184

128,584

Tennessee

2,428,872

85,532

416,008

943,987

528,845

454,500

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

993,395

58,724

209,965

298,523

244,102

182,081

Louisiana

1,509,297

112,307

227,292

524,979

348,584

296,135

Oklahoma

1,219,330

74,746

171,034

503,637

247,776

222,136

Texas

8,741,171

488,426

875,293

3,510,544

1,794,872

2,072,036

 

Mountain:

Arizona

2,205,122

226,459

129,874

*

1,012,515

503,667

332,607

Colorado

1,968,132

173,772

180,055

776,439

503,409

334,458

Idaho

537,075

70,194

51,852

235,446

114,731

64,852

Montana

359,099

43,348

31,664

147,095

85,630

51,362

Nevada

1,124,623

113,719

39,379

*

643,320

151,084

177,121

New Mexico

675,889

58,612

70,905

329,537

146,205

70,630

Utah

1,066,544

101,974

112,104

391,645

229,134

231,687

Wyoming

207,629

27,763

46,950

64,837

36,835

31,244

 

Pacific:

Alaska

230,911

15,898

18,825

90,728

56,071

49,389

California

13,376,056

1,065,009

1,280,694

4,897,933

3,452,392

2,680,028

Hawaii

499,367

33,493

14,470

*

260,184

88,775

102,446

Oregon

1,435,738

127,632

153,080

479,130

366,801

309,096

Washington

2,351,885

239,770

180,706

758,841

609,629

562,939

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.

** 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.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.

 

Table V.B.1(2008) Standard error for number of private-sector employees by industry groupings** and State: United States, 2008

 

Division and State

Total

 

Agri, fish., forestry
and construction

 

Mining and
manufacturing

 

Retail and
other services

 

Professional
services

 

All other

 

 

United States

751,026

166,522

198,128

587,169

544,975

385,729

 

New England:

Connecticut

90,005

8,431

29,362

43,702

48,814

71,019

Maine

39,547

4,787

11,006

15,945

17,198

9,689

Massachusetts

206,909

28,838

40,195

79,736

113,626

125,547

New Hampshire

30,429

6,258

5,261

19,422

9,404

11,661

Rhode Island

15,479

6,135

9,578

7,190

16,004

8,076

Vermont

24,798

2,728

11,665

*

8,054

14,219

5,752

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

161,663

62,042

81,623

81,924

97,668

69,417

New York

182,564

49,157

100,463

184,382

89,435

236,209

Pennsylvania

233,008

59,234

35,202

126,538

105,971

154,102

 

East North Central:

Illinois

244,012

24,005

78,698

220,474

131,311

124,516

Indiana

124,137

22,937

62,043

43,870

47,273

55,388

Michigan

112,263

28,179

102,683

83,218

93,375

109,831

Ohio

174,973

46,952

62,634

105,671

81,830

100,680

Wisconsin

102,694

19,519

60,602

67,799

52,151

79,772

 

West North Central:

Iowa

49,614

33,917

32,945

27,042

17,084

39,353

Kansas

44,505

15,782

25,551

31,644

20,922

31,079

Minnesota

155,105

27,436

55,603

122,831

91,853

53,932

Missouri

114,457

22,585

39,751

87,204

65,945

108,462

Nebraska

43,173

8,035

10,299

19,183

31,717

15,441

North Dakota

13,586

3,381

4,709

9,489

11,981

6,712

South Dakota

15,881

2,747

4,550

5,617

9,136

10,806

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

22,882

5,465

8,992

*

10,112

13,613

20,799

District of Columbia

30,307

2,561

*

686

*

13,831

31,862

10,261

Florida

311,899

58,913

117,996

295,478

90,127

144,896

Georgia

147,357

47,161

48,473

75,028

137,578

116,507

Maryland

69,166

44,654

20,579

56,256

70,983

54,919

North Carolina

222,161

27,096

51,248

109,271

92,275

92,768

South Carolina

84,709

14,083

38,036

42,834

41,554

27,200

Virginia

123,935

31,890

82,550

41,759

63,581

50,204

West Virginia

49,769

4,363

15,049

52,788

7,841

8,934

 

East South Central:

Alabama

82,381

20,561

30,037

61,251

30,542

39,169

Kentucky

83,138

11,376

20,345

56,501

43,604

39,410

Mississippi

46,770

7,067

40,995

32,430

30,689

25,045

Tennessee

102,068

12,138

56,326

108,792

44,277

73,894

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

43,788

9,377

20,828

24,143

29,791

31,767

Louisiana

82,280

30,654

32,433

66,714

48,759

35,527

Oklahoma

77,075

14,841

25,722

71,648

29,846

30,846

Texas

591,362

70,558

96,024

181,827

101,551

496,361

 

Mountain:

Arizona

142,533

42,899

41,254

*

178,078

61,643

74,700

Colorado

116,924

31,214

49,696

68,601

59,376

67,517

Idaho

44,299

11,205

10,617

49,650

14,402

9,060

Montana

13,061

5,147

8,327

17,057

9,176

5,217

Nevada

71,539

28,930

15,903

*

74,103

30,908

21,707

New Mexico

40,373

6,769

16,728

39,884

19,273

13,095

Utah

72,425

17,859

9,987

53,857

45,256

33,882

Wyoming

10,173

2,570

6,732

8,182

5,172

2,770

 

Pacific:

Alaska

11,799

1,486

3,058

6,710

6,200

6,989

California

235,534

126,325

105,384

276,740

235,163

211,268

Hawaii

29,242

9,097

4,391

*

27,264

13,264

12,954

Oregon

50,019

18,803

28,984

31,824

33,335

45,479

Washington

142,218

42,121

23,458

90,383

62,639

100,279

 

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2008 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.

** 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.

Totals may not sum exactly because of rounding.