Economic Benchmarks

Tables


41. F.I.R.E* SECTOR EMPLOYMENT AS A PROPORTION OF TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, COUNTIES, 1995.

 

Rank

County

F.I.R.E Jobs

All Jobs

Proportion

1

New York, NY

481,350

2,480,060

19.4

2

Hartford, CT

89,026

585,428

15.2

3

Nassau, NY

95,257

733,559

13.0

4

Fairfield, CT

61,730

532,989

11.6

5

Dallas, TX

184,266

1,614,127

11.4

6

Contra Costa, CA

46,459

407,862

11.4

7

Hennepin, MN

105,993

970,635

10.9

8

Oakland, MI

89,569

831,408

10.8

9

Cook, IL

336,333

3,182,971

10.6

10

Franklin, OH

80,732

774,083

10.4

11

Westchester, NY

51,641

495,409

10.4

12

Bergen, NJ

55,337

543,632

10.2

13

Orange, CA

158,263

1,576,126

10.0

14

Maricopa, AZ

143,480

1,471,714

9.7

15

Palm Beach, FL

50,552

520,879

9.7

16

Salt Lake ,UT

53,691

569,111

9.4

17

Fairfax, VA

56,127

599,805

9.4

18

King, WA

111,512

1,223,838

9.1

19

Cuyahoga, OH

84,620

930,082

9.1

20

Philadelphia, PA

70,548

777,155

9.1

21

Hillsborough, FL

53,647

594,577

9.0

22

Broward, FL

67,337

746,312

9.0

23

Milwaukee, WI

54,632

610,712

8.9

24

Honolulu, HI

50,185

561,167

8.9

25

St. Louis, MO

64,696

725,865

8.9

26

Dade, FL

99,408

1,126,128

8.8

27

DuPage, IL

54,512

627,033

8.7

27

Hamilton, OH

56,801

654,031

8.7

27

Allegheny, PA

72,175

831,509

8.7

27

Sacramento, CA

54,369

626,841

8.7

27

Marion, IN

57,078

658,762

8.7

32

Pinellas, FL

40,427

477,384

8.5

33

Bexar, TX

62,734

743,496

8.4

34

Los Angeles, CA

419,677

5,029,233

8.3

35

Kings, NY

47,198

565,668

8.3

36

San Diego, CA

112,841

1,449,526

7.8

37

Suffolk, NY

50,570

660,954

7.7

38

Queens, NY

45,700

600,810

7.6

39

Bronx, NY

19,548

262,967

7.4

40

Harris, TX

147,462

1,985,043

7.4

41

Erie, NY

39,852

543,909

7.3

42

Clark, NV

43,200

609,684

7.1

43

Riverside, CA

33,564

506,798

6.6

44

Shelby, TN

38,510

583,586

6.6

45

Tarrant, TX

49,702

757,888

6.6

46

Wayne, MI

63,472

996,216

6.4

47

Alameda, CA

49,314

791,104

6.2

48

Middlesex, MA

58,705

965,323

6.1

49

Santa Clara, CA

63,394

1,066,839

5.9

50

San Bernardino, CA

31,381

591,322

5.3

median=

8.87

Source:Regional Economic Information Services, Bureau for Economic Analysis.

*Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (FIRE).


University of Pittsburgh

September 1998