About the Midwest: Workforce
Employment in Manufacturing
Seasonally adjusted – March 2008 preliminary figures
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Rank |
State |
Percent of non-farm
|
2 |
Wisconsin |
17.2 percent |
4 |
Iowa |
15.1 percent |
13 |
Minnesota |
12.3 percent |
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State-by-state rankings | ||
Rank |
State |
Percent of non-farm
|
1 |
Indiana |
18.1 percent |
2 |
Wisconsin |
17.2 percent |
3 |
Arkansas |
15.3 percent |
4 |
Iowa |
15.1 percent |
5 |
Mississippi |
14.3 percent |
6 |
Ohio |
14.0 percent |
7 |
Michigan |
13.8 percent |
8 |
Kansas |
13.5 percent |
8 |
Kentucky |
13.5 percent |
10 |
Tennessee2 |
13.4 percent |
11 |
North Carolina |
12.7 percent |
11 |
South Carolina |
12.7 percent |
13 |
Minnesota |
12.3 percent |
14 |
New Hampshire |
11.9 percent |
15 |
Vermont |
11.6 percent |
16 |
Oregon |
11.5 percent |
17 |
Connecticut |
11.2 percent |
17 |
Illinois |
11.2 percent |
19 |
Pennsylvania |
11.1 percent |
20 |
Nebraska2 |
10.4 percent |
21 |
Missouri |
10.3 percent |
21 |
South Dakota2 |
10.3 percent |
23 |
Utah |
10.2 percent |
24 |
Georgia |
10.1 percent |
25 |
Rhode Island |
10.0 percent |
25 |
Washington |
10.0 percent |
27 |
Idaho |
9.7 percent |
28 |
California |
9.5 percent |
29 |
Maine |
9.4 percent |
30 |
Massachusetts |
8.9 percent |
30 |
Texas |
8.9 percent |
32 |
Louisiana |
8.2 percent |
33 |
New Jersey |
7.6 percent |
33 |
West Virginia |
7.6 percent |
35 |
North Dakota |
7.2 percent |
35 |
Virginia |
7.2 percent |
37 |
Arizona |
6.7 percent |
38 |
New York |
6.2 percent |
39 |
Colorado |
6.1 percent |
40 |
Maryland2 |
4.9 percent |
41 |
Florida |
4.7 percent |
42 |
Montana |
4.6 percent |
43 |
New Mexico |
4.1 percent |
44 |
Alaska |
3.9 percent |
44 |
Nevada |
3.9 percent |
46 |
Wyoming |
3.5 percent |
NOTE: Alabama, Delaware, Hawaii and Oklahoma do not appear in this data because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
2 Natural resources and mining is combined with construction.
Source: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment: March 2008, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, press release April 18, 2008.
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More workforce data
For detailed data on the labor market conditions in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, including employment and unemployment levels, wages and labor availability, visit the state's labor market information Web site:
Minnesota Labor Market Information
Wisconsin Labor Market Information
