Percent Over 500 Employess > Industrial Firms statistics - states compared

DEFINITION
Percent of industrial establishments with more than 500 employees. An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted or services or industrial operations are performed. It is not necessarily identical with a company or enterprise, which may consist of one or more establishments. When two or more activities are carried on at a single location under a single ownership, all activities generally are grouped together as a single establishment. The entire establishment is classified on the basis of its major activity and all data are included in that classification. Table includes only establishments with payroll.

Industry Statistics > Industrial firms > Percent over 500 employess (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Delaware:

6.9%

# 2

District of Columbia:

6.8%

# 3

Nevada:

4.3%

# 4

New Mexico:

3.8%

= 5

North Dakota:

3.4%

= 5

Rhode Island:

3.4%

= 7

Utah:

3.3%

= 7

West Virginia:

3.3%

= 7

Wyoming:

3.3%

= 10

Hawaii:

3.2%

= 10

Mississippi:

3.2%

= 10

New Hampshire:

3.2%

= 10

Vermont:

3.2%

= 14

South Dakota:

3.1%

= 14

Nebraska:

3.1%

= 16

Kansas:

= 16

Alaska:

= 16

Kentucky:

= 19

Idaho:

2.9%

= 19

Arkansas:

2.9%

= 21

Tennessee:

2.8%

= 21

Arizona:

2.8%

= 23

South Carolina:

2.7%

= 23

Alabama:

2.7%

= 25

Connecticut:

2.6%

= 25

Oklahoma:

2.6%

# 27

Maine:

2.5%

= 28

Louisiana:

2.4%

= 28

Iowa:

2.4%

= 28

Indiana:

2.4%

= 31

Colorado:

2.3%

= 31

Maryland:

2.3%

= 31

Oregon:

2.3%

= 34

Georgia:

2.2%

= 34

Missouri:

2.2%

= 34

Montana:

2.2%

# 37

Virginia:

2.1%

= 38

Minnesota:

= 38

Wisconsin:

= 38

North Carolina:

# 41

Massachusetts:

1.9%

# 42

Washington:

1.8%

# 43

Ohio:

1.7%

= 44

Illinois:

1.6%

= 44

Michigan:

1.6%

= 44

Pennsylvania:

1.6%

# 47

New Jersey:

1.5%

# 48

Texas:

1.3%

# 49

Florida:

1.1%

# 50

New York:

0.9%

# 51

California:

0.8%

Weighted average:

2.7%

DEFINITION: Percent of industrial establishments with more than 500 employees. An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted or services or industrial operations are performed. It is not necessarily identical with a company or enterprise, which may consist of one or more establishments. When two or more activities are carried on at a single location under a single ownership, all activities generally are grouped together as a single establishment. The entire establishment is classified on the basis of its major activity and all data are included in that classification. Table includes only establishments with payroll.

Industry Statistics > Industrial firms > Percent over 500 employess (most recent) by state

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