Table 5

U.S. jobs supported by domestic steel production, by state, 2012, ranked alphabetically

State Jobs supported
Alabama 13,000
Alaska 1,600
Arizona 9,300
Arkansas 6,200
California 52,300
Colorado 9,300
Connecticut 5,800
Delaware 1,300
District of Columbia 700
Florida 23,200
Georgia 14,700
Hawaii 1,400
Idaho 2,400
Illinois 28,400
Indiana 26,000
Iowa 6,700
Kansas 5,200
Kentucky 10,800
Louisiana 10,500
Maine 1,700
Maryland 8,000
Massachusetts 9,200
Michigan 20,100
Minnesota 10,400
Mississippi 4,600
Missouri 10,900
Montana 1,700
Nebraska 3,100
Nevada 3,900
New Hampshire 2,700
New Jersey 12,700
New Mexico 3,500
New York 25,100
North Carolina 14,000
North Dakota 1,800
Ohio 33,900
Oklahoma 10,400
Oregon 6,300
Pennsylvania 35,300
Rhode Island 1,600
South Carolina 8,400
South Dakota 1,400
Tennessee 12,000
Texas 59,800
Utah 6,000
Vermont 800
Virginia 11,500
Washington 9,800
West Virginia 6,200
Wisconsin 15,700
Wyoming 2,500
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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