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Prost! Celebrating Oktoberfest with a look at brewery employment
September 30, 2015
Oktoberfest is a 16-day folk festival ending in the first weekend of October; revelers enjoy traditional Bavarian food, games, and plenty of beer. Originating in Munich, Germany, the good times are now shared worldwide. Today we celebrate the world's largest beer festival by taking a look at employment in breweries in each state.
Employment location quotient in breweries, by state, March 2015
2.0 and higher
1.5 to 1.9
1.0 to 1.4
0.5 to 0.9
0.4 and lower
2.41
Wisconsin
Quarterly establishments: 45
March employment: 2,119
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Employment location quotient, by state, March 2014
State
Employment location quotient
Quarterly establishments
March employment
Colorado
5.57
149
4,398
Montana
3.60
49
510
Vermont
3.48
19
340
Missouri
3.43
29
2,950
Oregon
3.26
96
1,834
Alaska
2.89
17
299
New Hampshire
2.57
17
514
Wisconsin
2.41
45
2,119
Maine
1.66
17
305
Idaho
1.53
27
319
North Carolina
1.52
90
2,006
Washington
1.48
135
1,453
New Mexico
1.44
25
370
Virginia
1.39
58
1,630
Michigan
1.24
70
1,623
Minnesota
1.20
51
1,045
California
1.16
211
5,980
Delaware
1.16
9
157
Ohio
1.16
49
1,919
Pennsylvania
1.08
58
1,939
Georgia
1.01
26
1,330
Indiana
0.79
42
738
New York
0.73
75
2,083
Wyoming
0.69
7
62
Massachusetts
0.64
34
682
Texas
0.64
93
2,371
Florida
0.50
84
1,277
Illinois
0.47
71
863
Iowa
0.44
26
211
Maryland
0.41
29
336
Utah
0.40
6
168
Arkansas
0.37
10
140
Connecticut
0.36
21
191
New Jersey
0.35
17
435
Hawaii
0.34
4
70
Louisiana
0.34
15
209
District of Columbia
0.29
7
68
Kentucky
0.25
11
145
Rhode Island
0.25
6
36
Alabama
0.24
14
147
Arizona
0.23
17
194
South Carolina
0.22
24
137
Tennessee
0.22
30
195
Mississippi
0.21
7
74
Nevada
0.08
7
32
West Virginia
0.08
3
17
North Dakota
0.07
3
10
Some states have a higher concentration of employment in breweries than others. We measure this concentration with the location quotient. A location quotient greater than 1 means the state has a higher share of employment than the national average.
In March 2015, Colorado had the highest concentration of employment in breweries—more than 5 times the national average. In Colorado, 149 establishments employed 4,398 people. Montana had the second-highest concentration, with a location quotient of 3.6.
California had the most establishments at 211, employing 5,980 people.
United States Department of Labor
