Table 81: Number and Percent of Persons Employed in Transportation and Warehousing, and 
          Utilities Industries for the United States and States in the United States, 
          2000 - Ranked by Percent Employed in Transportation and Warehousing, and 
          Utilities Industries in 2000 
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Rank  US/State                                              Number                 Percent
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   .  United States                                      6,740,102                     5.2

   1  Alaska                                                25,043                     8.9
   2  Wyoming                                               15,847                     6.6
   3  Tennessee                                            166,144                     6.3
   4  Hawaii                                                33,559                     6.2
   6  Kentucky                                             108,738                     6.1
   6  Nebraska                                              53,922                     6.1
   9  Georgia                                              231,304                     6.0
   9  Illinois                                             352,193                     6.0
   9  West Virginia                                         43,946                     6.0
  11  Arkansas                                              69,611                     5.9
  11  New Jersey                                           234,801                     5.9
  13  North Dakota                                          18,203                     5.8
  13  Texas                                                535,568                     5.8
  14  Missouri                                             150,641                     5.7
  17  Montana                                               23,109                     5.5
  17  New York                                             460,485                     5.5
  17  Oklahoma                                              85,769                     5.5
  19  Mississippi                                           63,189                     5.4
  19  Pennsylvania                                         304,335                     5.4
  21  Louisiana                                             98,798                     5.4
  21  Washington                                           150,985                     5.4
  22  Florida                                              374,179                     5.3
  23  Alabama                                              101,588                     5.3
  25  Indiana                                              153,421                     5.2
  25  Kansas                                                68,864                     5.2
  27  Minnesota                                            131,683                     5.2
  27  Nevada                                                48,102                     5.2
  28  Arizona                                              111,186                     5.0
  29  South Carolina                                        91,698                     5.0
  30  Utah                                                  51,249                     4.9
  33  Iowa                                                  73,170                     4.9
  33  Maryland                                             127,294                     4.9
  33  Ohio                                                 267,324                     4.9
  35  Colorado                                             107,155                     4.8
  35  Delaware                                              18,002                     4.8
  38  Idaho                                                 27,891                     4.7
  38  Oregon                                                77,122                     4.7
  38  South Dakota                                          17,419                     4.7
  40  New Mexico                                            35,710                     4.7
  40  North Carolina                                       176,412                     4.7
  42  California                                           689,387                     4.6
  42  Virginia                                             158,477                     4.6
  43  Wisconsin                                            123,657                     4.5
  44  Maine                                                 26,857                     4.3
  47  Massachusetts                                        131,820                     4.1
  47  Michigan                                             191,799                     4.1
  47  New Hampshire                                         27,006                     4.1
  49  Connecticut                                           64,662                     3.9
  49  Rhode Island                                          19,474                     3.9
  50  Vermont                                               11,783                     3.7
  51  District of Columbia                                   9,521                     3.6
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