Table V.B.3(2008) Number of full-time 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

92,795,774

6,675,083

13,248,123

28,361,425

24,011,272

20,499,871

 

New England:

Connecticut

1,187,624

65,550

201,335

302,765

297,449

320,525

Maine

368,705

22,582

61,989

88,381

129,891

65,862

Massachusetts

2,291,971

142,027

282,187

583,111

755,548

529,097

New Hampshire

416,776

27,122

67,505

134,043

103,379

84,728

Rhode Island

311,574

19,189

*

50,174

71,716

104,223

66,272

Vermont

193,341

15,636

31,195

*

58,530

57,922

30,058

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

2,965,207

219,653

302,781

850,346

813,428

779,000

New York

6,075,165

297,921

557,240

1,701,968

2,014,202

1,503,835

Pennsylvania

4,003,191

264,333

560,733

1,035,827

1,199,237

943,062

 

East North Central:

Illinois

4,188,081

184,612

603,785

1,156,061

1,151,979

1,091,645

Indiana

1,962,053

122,603

517,653

512,688

464,858

344,250

Michigan

2,707,779

128,981

554,722

756,983

696,608

570,485

Ohio

3,688,178

179,336

747,326

1,010,526

1,053,412

697,578

Wisconsin

1,991,914

142,533

531,466

469,831

387,259

460,825

 

West North Central:

Iowa

1,049,950

127,550

271,612

236,130

183,085

231,573

Kansas

829,602

87,454

155,312

189,403

204,455

192,978

Minnesota

1,810,411

122,822

308,436

487,503

453,063

438,586

Missouri

1,842,230

88,206

277,448

578,247

421,188

477,141

Nebraska

638,509

50,282

134,948

146,428

165,881

140,969

North Dakota

214,498

19,354

31,321

53,897

62,005

47,921

South Dakota

238,735

24,573

33,763

71,298

57,937

51,163

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

309,358

27,948

24,392

*

90,362

71,000

95,657

District of Columbia

392,237

4,620

*

1,030

*

120,957

216,778

48,852

Florida

5,618,353

387,777

434,543

2,440,513

1,268,572

1,086,948

Georgia

2,781,503

215,909

370,737

739,356

759,429

696,072

Maryland

1,659,283

206,687

119,849

495,285

546,832

290,630

North Carolina

2,794,802

221,240

463,057

861,261

711,155

538,089

South Carolina

1,248,978

88,419

275,683

430,071

271,971

182,835

Virginia

2,394,234

212,746

324,193

794,995

712,384

349,916

West Virginia

458,483

26,966

76,198

180,158

*

112,616

62,544

 

East South Central:

Alabama

1,321,279

110,156

279,421

386,259

307,025

238,418

Kentucky

1,205,915

80,179

298,465

345,854

268,622

212,795

Mississippi

723,466

50,983

206,562

190,525

156,681

118,716

Tennessee

1,909,540

79,906

407,688

577,095

433,898

410,953

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

809,342

54,823

206,747

175,694

200,877

171,200

Louisiana

1,235,817

108,387

218,343

349,572

287,537

271,977

Oklahoma

996,997

68,874

166,226

343,451

207,859

210,587

Texas

7,196,893

452,993

857,332

2,434,661

1,505,879

1,946,028

 

Mountain:

Arizona

1,747,875

212,191

127,678

*

676,938

420,834

310,234

Colorado

1,611,384

162,402

176,190

554,865

408,438

309,489

Idaho

389,872

63,182

50,949

129,869

90,548

55,325

Montana

255,982

37,340

28,374

87,180

57,785

45,303

Nevada

896,273

96,842

37,630

*

469,587

130,533

161,681

New Mexico

516,552

54,459

68,411

213,922

116,038

63,722

Utah

871,217

96,644

108,380

286,259

166,971

212,963

Wyoming

170,365

25,272

46,659

40,884

28,809

28,741

 

Pacific:

Alaska

185,578

12,867

16,382

64,494

47,640

44,195

California

10,755,566

842,177

1,235,806

3,391,627

2,895,435

2,390,521

Hawaii

392,597

27,945

13,436

*

190,338

73,690

87,188

Oregon

1,116,332

107,276

148,400

315,213

271,634

273,809

Washington

1,854,207

185,554

176,430

488,500

486,794

516,929

 

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.3(2008) Standard error for number of full-time 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

800,488

187,988

196,309

342,407

537,905

397,081

 

New England:

Connecticut

85,842

8,090

29,115

39,217

34,859

65,922

Maine

30,995

4,445

10,865

9,411

15,498

9,428

Massachusetts

167,747

26,224

39,546

65,082

78,533

119,677

New Hampshire

30,996

5,652

5,079

21,822

9,367

10,780

Rhode Island

10,535

6,028

*

9,469

3,818

9,889

8,118

Vermont

21,149

2,520

11,059

*

7,239

11,090

5,177

 

Middle Atlantic:

New Jersey

147,800

62,954

77,969

70,886

95,393

60,184

New York

160,329

49,564

98,791

134,516

89,448

205,968

Pennsylvania

175,443

54,372

32,087

77,072

93,724

147,396

 

East North Central:

Illinois

130,135

21,083

72,362

82,484

136,264

129,682

Indiana

142,661

16,311

62,738

48,568

43,986

54,303

Michigan

94,446

27,843

102,855

68,874

79,251

101,824

Ohio

145,064

46,155

62,762

99,042

59,714

100,201

Wisconsin

96,034

21,488

60,750

58,716

39,215

74,840

 

West North Central:

Iowa

47,526

33,659

33,635

22,413

16,784

35,300

Kansas

55,860

15,066

24,463

25,116

17,190

27,849

Minnesota

123,660

24,745

53,446

96,995

83,081

37,391

Missouri

79,996

16,588

40,103

67,337

37,853

79,710

Nebraska

36,019

7,119

11,337

15,833

28,324

14,248

North Dakota

10,645

2,473

4,698

5,823

9,194

5,322

South Dakota

17,394

2,644

4,408

7,971

8,301

8,712

 

South Atlantic:

Delaware

20,578

5,233

8,479

*

9,181

12,550

19,747

District of Columbia

31,686

2,473

*

686

*

11,354

31,372

10,348

Florida

279,616

58,019

119,384

226,018

96,449

125,142

Georgia

128,284

45,886

48,681

50,829

122,471

103,254

Maryland

59,606

43,708

19,773

36,714

63,978

48,690

North Carolina

179,073

30,757

49,057

98,947

80,268

94,161

South Carolina

77,936

12,191

37,425

50,011

36,959

22,570

Virginia

122,080

31,212

81,936

43,932

37,147

46,900

West Virginia

52,574

4,436

15,099

55,993

*

8,324

9,532

 

East South Central:

Alabama

74,278

21,155

29,820

37,728

29,809

36,092

Kentucky

72,103

11,584

19,898

36,833

37,848

35,982

Mississippi

41,698

7,447

40,382

27,488

24,275

22,906

Tennessee

85,961

11,664

54,193

66,097

38,955

61,370

 

West South Central:

Arkansas

37,243

9,196

20,877

15,844

22,161

31,995

Louisiana

65,568

29,992

33,949

58,254

44,825

30,533

Oklahoma

56,039

13,674

25,124

50,052

23,511

31,265

Texas

581,609

67,503

93,803

150,693

101,568

479,897

 

Mountain:

Arizona

115,069

43,052

41,277

*

128,411

59,705

72,181

Colorado

115,822

30,778

49,276

58,550

48,936

62,899

Idaho

18,323

11,170

10,635

13,825

16,293

8,933

Montana

13,124

5,434

7,299

11,929

5,891

5,346

Nevada

54,232

18,815

15,640

*

55,470

30,307

23,831

New Mexico

28,445

6,729

16,960

30,617

17,133

11,469

Utah

63,906

17,467

9,970

48,495

35,401

33,242

Wyoming

9,550

2,320

6,749

6,889

4,807

2,576

 

Pacific:

Alaska

11,176

1,579

3,197

5,220

5,595

6,119

California

211,936

86,736

106,196

145,978

215,525

215,832

Hawaii

24,273

7,315

4,052

*

21,277

11,053

13,034

Oregon

55,251

15,147

28,542

26,300

21,463

45,680

Washington

122,443

31,739

23,465

72,469

62,594

96,822

 

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.