Table 74: Number and Percent of Persons Employed in Construction, Extraction, and 
          Maintenance Occupations for the United States and States in the United States, 
          2000 - Ranked by Percent Employed in Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 
          Occupations in 2000
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Rank  US/State                                              Number                 Percent
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   .  United States                                     12,256,138                     9.5

   1  Wyoming                                               35,567                    14.7
   2  West Virginia                                         90,332                    12.3
   3  Louisiana                                            216,742                    11.7
   4  Alaska                                                32,702                    11.6
   5  New Mexico                                            87,172                    11.5
   6  Nevada                                               106,600                    11.4
   7  South Carolina                                       209,048                    11.4
   8  Oklahoma                                             174,539                    11.3
   9  Alabama                                              217,200                    11.3
  10  Mississippi                                          131,751                    11.2
  12  Kentucky                                             198,662                    11.0
  12  North Carolina                                       422,336                    11.0
  13  Arizona                                              245,578                    11.0
  14  Texas                                              1,008,353                    10.9
  17  Georgia                                              415,849                    10.8
  17  Idaho                                                 64,747                    10.8
  17  Montana                                               45,770                    10.8
  19  Arkansas                                             124,033                    10.6
  19  Utah                                                 110,873                    10.6
  20  Colorado                                             232,021                    10.5
  21  Tennessee                                            272,164                    10.3
  23  Florida                                              717,333                    10.3
  23  Maine                                                 64,064                    10.3
  24  Indiana                                              296,514                    10.0
  25  Kansas                                               129,940                     9.9
  26  North Dakota                                          30,935                     9.8
  27  Missouri                                             259,266                     9.7
  28  Virginia                                             327,733                     9.6
  29  Delaware                                              35,950                     9.5
  30  Washington                                           263,767                     9.4
  33  Nebraska                                              81,626                     9.3
  33  New Hampshire                                         60,988                     9.3
  33  Vermont                                               29,562                     9.3
  34  Oregon                                               148,541                     9.2
  35  South Dakota                                          34,031                     9.1
  36  Michigan                                             425,291                     9.1
  38  Iowa                                                 132,530                     8.9
  38  Pennsylvania                                         500,898                     8.9
  39  Ohio                                                 471,714                     8.8
  40  Hawaii                                                46,054                     8.6
  42  Maryland                                             224,355                     8.6
  42  Wisconsin                                            237,086                     8.6
  43  California                                         1,239,160                     8.5
  44  Minnesota                                            217,294                     8.4
  45  Illinois                                             480,418                     8.3
  46  Connecticut                                          132,878                     7.9
  47  Rhode Island                                          38,437                     7.7
  48  New Jersey                                           306,196                     7.7
  49  New York                                             633,091                     7.6
  50  Massachusetts                                        235,876                     7.4
  51  District of Columbia                                  12,571                     4.8
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