Steel-Consuming Jobs vs. Steel-Producing Jobs, 1999

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STATESTEEL-CONSUMING JOBSSTEEL-PRODUCING JOBSLARGE STEEL-CONSUMING SECTORSSTEEL-CONSUMING VS STEEL-PRODUCING JOBS
Alabama206,8398,713Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment 24 steel-consuming for every steel-producing job
Alaska14,4270Special trade contractors, non-residential construction 
Arizona213,944529Transportation equipment, heavy construction404:1
Arkansas121,0894,549Special trade contractors, fabricated metal products, industrial machinery & equipment27:1
California1,218,0466,857Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment, general building contractors178:1
Colorado196,0381,199Special trade contractors, industrial machinery & equipment164:1
Connecticut202,9631,939Transportation equipment, fabricated metal products, industrial machinery & equipment105:1
Delaware53,437627Chemicals and related products, special trade contractors85:1
Florida470,4161,558Transportation equipment, fabricated metal products, industrial machinery & equipment302:1
Georgia335,7931,301Transportation equipment, fabricated metal products, industrial machinery & equipment258:1
Hawaii19,8850Special trade contractors, heavy construction 
Idaho48,8420Special trade contractors, industrial machinery & equipment 
Illinois646,96819,834Industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products33:1
Indiana450,36333,071Transportation equipment, special trade contractors, industrial machinery & equipment14:1
Iowa161,9341,277Industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products127:1
Kansas161,781729Transportation equipment, industrial machinery & equipment, special trade contractors222:1
Kentucky220,4485,374Special trade contractors, transportation equipment, industrial machinery & equipment41:1
Louisiana218,1411,130Chemicals and related products, transportation equipment193:1
Maine45,4060Special trade contractors, transportation equipment, non-residential construction 
Maryland181,8725,524Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment33:1
Massachusetts247,651975Industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products254:1
Michigan794,79511,744Transportation equipment, industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products68:1
Minnesota248,0471,087Industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products228:1
Mississippi133,0861,358Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment98:1
Missouri303,7022,435Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment, special trade contractors125:1
Montana20,1110Special trade contractors, heavy construction 
Nebraska74,2770Industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products, special trade contractors 
Nevada88,8660Special trade contractors, heavy construction 
New Hampshire54,726184Special trade contractors, industrial machinery & equipment 297:1
New Jersey299,0072,091Industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products, chemicals and related products143:1
New Mexico45,9720Special trade contractors, heavy construction 
New York536,3994,174Special trade contractors, industrial machinery & equipment, chemicals and related products129:1
North Carolina421,9411,764Industrial machinery & equipment, chemicals and related products, transportation equipment239:1
North Dakota25,8740Industrial machinery & equipment, special trade contractors, heavy construction 
Ohio769,07138,797Industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products20:1
Oklahoma143,6941,779Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment, fabricated metal products81:1
Oregon132,2141,807Industrial machinery & equipment, special trade contractors73:1
Pennsylvania553,31535,730Industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products16:1
Rhode Island35,3801,132Industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products, special trade contractors31:1
South Carolina217,7012,689Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment, special trade contractors81:1
South Dakota33,7740Industrial machinery & equipment, special trade contractors 
Tennessee328,5013,396Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment, fabricated metal products97:1
Texas951,5637,751Heavy construction, industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products123:1
Utah109,8862,130Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment, special trade contractors52:1
Vermont22,7010Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment, special trade contractors 
Virginia295,0961,276Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment, heavy construction231:1
Washington287,501730Industrial machinery & equipment, transportation equipment, special trade contractors394:1
West Virginia57,9326,718Industrial machinery & equipment, chemicals and related products, special trade contractors9:1
Wisconsin365,9332,253Industrial machinery & equipment, fabricated metal products162:1
Wyoming19,3000Special trade contractors, heavy construction, chemicals and related products 
TOTALS:12,806,648226,211  

 

SOURCE: The Trade Partnership, derived from data provided by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Employment considered steel-consuming includes workers in the following sectors: fabricated metal products (SIC 34); industrial machinery and equipment (SIC 35); electric distribution equipment (SIC 361); electrical industrial apparatus (SIC 362); household appliances (SIC 363); electric lighting and wiring equipment (SIC 364); transportation equipment (SIC 37); chemicals and related products (SIC 28); tires (SIC 301); petroleum refining (SIC 291), and nonresidential construction (SIC 15 -17 minus SIC 152).

These figures are conservative because data is not available for workers of transportation services, such as railroads and ports.

Steel-producing employment includes workers at blast furnaces and manufacturers of basic steel products (SIC 331).