Just the Facts 1999-2000
| Table 10 | ||||||
| Percent of Non-Farm Jobs In FIRE Sector, 1998 | ||||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. | |
| 1 | Delaware | 12.1% | 27 | Georgia | 5.2% | |
| 2 | NEW YORK | 8.9% | 28 | Utah | 5.2% | |
| 3 | Connecticut | 8.1% | 29 | New Hampshire | 5.2% | |
| 4 | Illinois | 6.9% | 30 | Virginia | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 6.8% | 31 | Idaho | 5.1% | |
| 6 | Hawaii | 6.6% | 32 | North Dakota | 5.0% | |
| 7 | Nebraska | 6.5% | 33 | Oklahoma | 4.9% | |
| 8 | Arizona | 6.5% | 34 | Indiana | 4.9% | |
| 9 | Colorado | 6.4% | 35 | North Carolina | 4.7% | |
| 10 | New Jersey | 6.4% | 36 | Alaska | 4.7% | |
| 11 | South Dakota | 6.4% | 37 | Alabama | 4.6% | |
| 12 | Florida | 6.3% | 38 | Nevada | 4.6% | |
| 13 | Oregon | 6.1% | 39 | Kansas | 4.6% | |
| 14 | Rhode Island | 6.1% | 40 | Montana | 4.6% | |
| 15 | Minnesota | 6.0% | 41 | Louisiana | 4.5% | |
| 16 | Missouri | 5.9% | 42 | Michigan | 4.5% | |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | 5.8% | 43 | New Mexico | 4.4% | |
| 18 | Maryland | 5.8% | 44 | South Carolina | 4.4% | |
| 19 | California | 5.7% | 45 | Vermont | 4.2% | |
| 20 | Iowa | 5.6% | 46 | West Virginia | 4.0% | |
| 21 | Tennessee | 5.4% | 47 | Arkansas | 3.9% | |
| 22 | Maine | 5.4% | 48 | Wyoming | 3.7% | |
| 23 | Texas | 5.4% | 49 | Mississippi | 3.7% | |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 5.3% | 50 | Kentucky | 4.0% | |
| 25 | Ohio | 5.3% | U.S. average | 5.8% | ||
| 26 | Washington | 5.2% | N.Y.S. % above U.S. | 53.4% | ||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics New York is home to high concentrations of the best-paying jobs in the FIRE sector, in securities brokerages and insurance carriers. |
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