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Washington had highest share of employment in the information industry, August 2014

September 23, 2014

In August 2014, among all states, Washington had the highest share of statewide total nonfarm employment in the information industry (3.6 percent). Information includes publishing industries, both traditional and exclusively on the Internet; the motion picture and sound recording industries; broadcasting industries, including traditional broadcasting and those broadcasting exclusively over the Internet; telecommunications industries; Web search portals, data processing, and information services industries.

Employment in the information industry as a percentage of statewide total nonfarm employment, not seasonally adjusted, August 2014

3.0 percent and higher

2.5 percent to 2.9 percent

2.0 percent to 2.4 percent

1.5 percent to 1.9 percent

Lower than 1.5 percent

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Employment in the information industry as a percentage of statewide total nonfarm employment, not seasonally adjusted, August 2014
State	Total nonfarm employment ^(p)	Total employment in information ^(p)	Employment in information as a percentage of total nonfarm employment ^(p)
Washington	3,069,700	111,700	3.6%
California	15,448,500	471,700	3.1
New York	9,030,500	263,200	2.9
Colorado	2,455,500	69,300	2.8
Massachusetts	3,428,300	92,500	2.7
Utah	1,332,900	35,200	2.6
Georgia	4,132,900	104,100	2.5
District of Columbia	748,800	17,200	2.3
Missouri	2,763,100	57,500	2.1
Kansas	1,376,900	28,500	2.1
Oregon	1,721,100	33,800	2.0
Connecticut	1,656,100	31,700	1.9
Minnesota	2,848,900	54,200	1.9
Virginia	3,783,600	70,700	1.9
New Hampshire	647,700	12,100	1.9
New Jersey	3,955,200	73,500	1.9
Rhode Island	480,400	8,800	1.8
North Carolina	4,148,700	74,600	1.8
Texas	11,585,000	207,900	1.8
Nebraska	988,000	17,300	1.8
Florida	7,767,800	135,200	1.7
Alaska	357,700	6,100	1.7
Illinois	5,849,800	97,300	1.7
Arizona	2,549,800	41,900	1.6
Iowa	1,542,800	25,300	1.6
Wisconsin	2,897,000	47,400	1.6
New Mexico	814,800	13,200	1.6
Tennessee	2,806,800	42,600	1.5
Montana	467,100	6,900	1.5
Pennsylvania	5,767,200	84,900	1.5
South Dakota	429,900	6,300	1.5
North Dakota	464,700	6,800	1.5
Vermont	302,200	4,400	1.5
Idaho	649,400	9,400	1.4
Kentucky	1,869,000	26,900	1.4
Michigan	4,136,500	57,900	1.4
Maryland	2,614,700	36,000	1.4
Ohio	5,318,300	72,900	1.4
South Carolina	1,929,300	25,700	1.3
Hawaii	619,000	8,200	1.3
Oklahoma	1,658,100	21,100	1.3
Wyoming	301,900	3,800	1.3
West Virginia	770,500	9,600	1.2
Delaware	442,800	5,400	1.2
Louisiana	1,971,900	23,400	1.2
Maine	626,100	7,400	1.2
Indiana	3,004,900	35,100	1.2
Alabama	1,923,800	22,400	1.2
Arkansas	1,182,700	13,600	1.1
Mississippi	1,113,700	12,300	1.1
Nevada	1,216,400	12,900	1.1
Footnotes: ^(p) preliminary.

Following Washington as the state with the highest share of total nonfarm employment in information were California (3.1 percent), New York (2.9 percent), Colorado (2.8 percent), and Massachusetts (2.7 percent). Arkansas (1.1 percent), Mississippi (1.1 percent), and Nevada (1.1 percent) had the smallest share.

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment — August 2014" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-14-1715.

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