Table 4
U.S. jobs supported by domestic steel production, by state, 2012, ranked by jobs supported
Rank | State | Jobs supported |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas | 59,800 |
2 | California | 52,300 |
3 | Pennsylvania | 35,300 |
4 | Ohio | 33,900 |
5 | Illinois | 28,400 |
6 | Indiana | 26,000 |
7 | New York | 25,100 |
8 | Florida | 23,200 |
9 | Michigan | 20,100 |
10 | Wisconsin | 15,700 |
11 | Georgia | 14,700 |
12 | North Carolina | 14,000 |
13 | Alabama | 13,000 |
14 | New Jersey | 12,700 |
15 | Tennessee | 12,000 |
16 | Virginia | 11,500 |
17 | Missouri | 10,900 |
18 | Kentucky | 10,800 |
19 | Louisiana | 10,500 |
20 | Oklahoma | 10,400 |
21 | Minnesota | 10,400 |
22 | Washington | 9,800 |
23 | Colorado | 9,300 |
24 | Arizona | 9,300 |
25 | Massachusetts | 9,200 |
26 | South Carolina | 8,400 |
27 | Maryland | 8,000 |
28 | Iowa | 6,700 |
29 | Oregon | 6,300 |
30 | West Virginia | 6,200 |
31 | Arkansas | 6,200 |
32 | Utah | 6,000 |
33 | Connecticut | 5,800 |
34 | Kansas | 5,200 |
35 | Mississippi | 4,600 |
36 | Nevada | 3,900 |
37 | New Mexico | 3,500 |
38 | Nebraska | 3,100 |
39 | New Hampshire | 2,700 |
40 | Wyoming | 2,500 |
41 | Idaho | 2,400 |
42 | North Dakota | 1,800 |
43 | Montana | 1,700 |
44 | Maine | 1,700 |
45 | Alaska | 1,600 |
46 | Rhode Island | 1,600 |
47 | South Dakota | 1,400 |
48 | Hawaii | 1,400 |
49 | Delaware | 1,300 |
50 | Vermont | 800 |
51 | District of Columbia | 700 |
Total | 583,600 |
Note: Subtotals and totals may vary due to rounding.
Sources: Economic Policy Institute analysis of U.S. Census Bureau (2013), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS 2013), and BLS Employment Projections program (BLS-EP 2014b and 2014c).
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