Labor Statistics > Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees (most recent) by state


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   Texas  9.9%
   California  9.5%
   New York  8.6%
   New Jersey  7.7%
   Illinois  7.4%
   Pennsylvania  5.1%
   South Carolina  4.5%
   Michigan  4.4%
   Tennessee  3.9%
   Massachusetts  3.5%
   Louisiana  3.5%
   Indiana  3.3%
   Georgia  3.2%
   Florida  2.7%
   Virginia  2.6%
   Missouri  2.3%
   Alabama  1.9%
   Kentucky  1.9%
   Wisconsin  1.7%
   West Virginia  1.5%


Rank   States  Amount 
# 1   Texas: 65,458  
# 2   California: 62,831  
# 3   New York: 57,004  
# 4   New Jersey: 50,881  
# 5   Illinois: 49,396  
# 6   Pennsylvania: 33,576  
# 7   South Carolina: 29,896  
# 8   Michigan: 29,256  
# 9   Tennessee: 25,918  
# 10   Massachusetts: 23,305  
# 11   Louisiana: 22,903  
# 12   Indiana: 22,012  
# 13   Georgia: 21,349  
# 14   Florida: 17,807  
# 15   Virginia: 17,272  
# 16   Missouri: 15,236  
# 17   Alabama: 12,564  
# 18   Kentucky: 12,521  
# 19   Wisconsin: 11,456  
# 20   West Virginia: 10,101  
# 21   Maryland: 9,626  
# 22   Colorado: 6,766  
# 23   Kansas: 6,667  
# 24   Mississippi: 6,562  
# 25   Iowa: 6,429  
# 26   Utah: 6,027  
# 27   Ohio: 3,811  
# 28   Oregon: 3,632  
# 29   Nebraska: 3,499  
# 30   Arizona: 3,358  
# 31   Oklahoma: 3,184  
# 32   Rhode Island: 2,425  
# 33   New Hampshire: 1,645  
# 34   Idaho: 1,552  
# 35   Wyoming: 1,531  
# 36   New Mexico: 1,235  
# 37   Connecticut: 1,057  
# 38   Nevada: 1,042  
# 39   Minnesota: 766  
# 40   Delaware: 576  
# 41   Arkansas: 541  
# 42   Washington: 463  
# 43   North Carolina: 369  
# 44   Maine: 107  
Total: 663,612   
Weighted average: 15,082.1   



DEFINITION: This item includes all full-time and part-time employees on the payrolls of operating manufacturing establishments during any part of the pay period that included the 12th of the months specified on the report form. Included are employees on paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid vacations; not included are proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses.

SOURCE: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004 via StateMaster

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