Table 72: Number and Percent of Persons Employed in Sales and Office Occupations for the 
          United States and States in the United States, 2000 - Ranked by Percent Employed 
          in Sales and Office Occupations in 2000
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Rank  US/State                                              Number                 Percent
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   .  United States                                     34,621,390                    26.7

   1  Florida                                            2,066,191                    29.5
   2  Utah                                                 301,566                    28.8
   3  Arizona                                              636,970                    28.6
   4  New Jersey                                         1,123,921                    28.5
   5  Hawaii                                               151,025                    28.1
   8  Delaware                                             104,059                    27.6
   8  Illinois                                           1,609,939                    27.6
   8  Nevada                                               257,647                    27.6
  10  Colorado                                             599,509                    27.2
  10  Texas                                              2,515,596                    27.2
  12  New York                                           2,272,500                    27.1
  12  Rhode Island                                         135,754                    27.1
  13  Pennsylvania                                       1,525,131                    27.0
  14  Georgia                                            1,028,240                    26.8
  16  California                                         3,939,383                    26.8
  16  Missouri                                             714,303                    26.8
  17  Louisiana                                            495,475                    26.7
  19  New Hampshire                                        173,282                    26.6
  19  Oklahoma                                             411,153                    26.6
  22  Connecticut                                          440,288                    26.5
  22  Minnesota                                            683,389                    26.5
  22  Nebraska                                             231,800                    26.5
  23  South Dakota                                          99,073                    26.5
  25  Maryland                                             688,728                    26.4
  25  Ohio                                               1,423,755                    26.4
  26  Tennessee                                            692,499                    26.2
  28  Alaska                                                73,550                    26.1
  28  North Dakota                                          82,726                    26.1
  29  West Virginia                                        191,079                    26.1
  30  Oregon                                               424,192                    26.0
  31  Alabama                                              497,262                    25.9
  33  Iowa                                                 385,794                    25.9
  33  Massachusetts                                        818,844                    25.9
  34  Washington                                           723,256                    25.9
  35  New Mexico                                           197,580                    25.8
  36  Kansas                                               340,049                    25.8
  37  Maine                                                161,480                    25.8
  38  Michigan                                           1,187,015                    25.6
  39  Kentucky                                             457,438                    25.5
  40  Montana                                              108,792                    25.5
  41  Virginia                                             868,527                    25.4
  43  Idaho                                                151,835                    25.3
  43  Indiana                                              749,971                    25.3
  44  Wisconsin                                            690,360                    25.2
  45  South Carolina                                       459,724                    25.2
  46  Arkansas                                             294,360                    25.1
  47  Mississippi                                          292,544                    25.0
  48  North Carolina                                       947,865                    24.8
  49  Vermont                                               77,608                    24.5
  50  Wyoming                                               58,397                    24.2
  51  District of Columbia                                  59,966                    22.7
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