Tables

Economic Benchmarks

38. MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT AS A PROPORTION OF TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, COUNTIES, 1995.

Rank

County

All Jobs

Proportion

1

Santa Clara, CA

240,531

1,066,839

22.5

2

Wayne, MI

195,394

996,216

19.6

3

Milwaukee, WI

102,574

610,712

16.8

4

Hamilton, OH

101,567

654,031

15.5

5

Cuyahoga, OH

143,518

930,082

15.4

6

Fairfield, CT

81,713

532,989

15.3

7

Oakland, MI

118,379

831,408

14.2

8

Orange, CA

221,483

1,576,126

14.1

9

Cook, IL

443,455

3,182,971

13.9

10

St. Louis, MO

100,583

725,865

13.9

11

Middlesex, MA

131,905

965,323

13.7

12

Tarrant, TX

102,289

757,888

13.5

13

Erie, NY

73,337

543,909

13.5

14

Los Angeles, CA

673,416

5,029,233

13.4

15

Bergen, NJ

71,945

543,632

13.2

16

Hartford, CT

77,138

585,428

13.2

17

Hennepin, MN

126,545

970,635

13.0

18

Marion, IN

83,700

658,762

12.7

19

DuPage, IL

75,569

627,033

12.1

20

King, WA

146,211

1,223,838

11.9

21

Dallas, TX

187,646

1,614,127

11.6

22

Alameda, CA

87,017

791,104

11.0

23

Suffolk, NY

72,533

660,954

11.0

24

Maricopa, AZ

151,458

1,471,714

10.3

25

Salt Lake ,UT

57,989

569,111

10.2

26

San Bernardino, CA

58,921

591,322

10.0

27

Pinellas, FL

47,459

477,384

9.9

28

Kings, NY

55,555

565,668

9.8

29

Queens, NY

53,575

600,810

8.9

30

Harris, TX

175,709

1,985,043

8.9

31

San Diego, CA

126,441

1,449,526

8.7

32

Westchester, NY

42,836

495,409

8.6

32

Riverside, CA

43,806

506,798

8.6

32

Shelby, TN

50,431

583,586

8.6

32

Allegheny, PA

71,212

831,509

8.6

32

Franklin, OH

66,270

774,083

8.6

36

Philadelphia, PA

63,723

777,155

8.2

37

Dade, FL

80,460

1,126,128

7.1

38

Contra Costa, CA

27,932

407,862

6.8

39

New York, NY

161,436

2,480,060

6.5

40

Nassau, NY

47,324

733,559

6.5

41

Hillsborough, FL

37,923

594,577

6.4

42

Palm Beach, FL

30,919

520,879

5.9

43

Broward, FL

44,064

746,312

5.9

44

Bronx, NY

15,294

262,967

5.8

45

Bexar, TX

42,837

743,496

5.8

46

Sacramento, CA

32,610

626,841

5.2

47

Fairfax, VA

19,506

599,805

3.3

48

Clark, NV

17,832

609,684

2.9

50

Honolulu, HI

15,608

561,167

2.8

median=

10.1

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

September 1998

University of Pittsburgh