Strength of Traded Sector

Description

Traded sector earnings (in dollars) per worker, 2004.

Plain English Example

In 2004 Connecticut earned, on average, $25,726 per worker producing goods and services for markets larger than the state alone.

Source

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Information System and U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (ES-202). Calculations by Andrew Reamer & Associates.

Rationale

In any state, the traded sector is comprised of businesses that sell goods and services in markets broader than the state alone. Traded industries bring income into the state by exporting goods and services and, within the state itself, by substituting for the goods and services that otherwise would be imported. We calculate the strength of a state's traded sector by the amount of income it brings into the economy for each civilian worker. For details on calculations, contact CFED at drc@cfed.org.

Measure

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State	Value	Rank
Alabama	13,883	30
Alaska	14,970	22
Arizona	11,046	47
Arkansas	14,804	24
California	17,014	12
Colorado	15,716	19
Connecticut	25,726	1
Delaware	18,296	6
Florida	9,274	49
Georgia	14,578	25
Hawaii	12,612	38
Idaho	11,874	44
Illinois	18,134	7
Indiana	18,041	8
Iowa	15,676	20
Kansas	14,212	27
Kentucky	13,650	34
Louisiana	12,988	37
Maine	11,644	46
Maryland	17,342	10
Massachusetts	21,978	2
Michigan	18,602	5
Minnesota	17,151	11
Mississippi	12,404	40
Missouri	13,525	35
Montana	8,620	50
Nebraska	14,071	29
Nevada	15,328	21
New Hampshire	16,522	14
New Jersey	20,995	3
New Mexico	10,453	48
New York	19,953	4
North Carolina	13,881	31
North Dakota	11,796	45
Ohio	15,822	17
Oklahoma	14,363	26
Oregon	13,804	33
Pennsylvania	16,323	16
Rhode Island	14,845	23
South Carolina	12,233	41
South Dakota	11,966	43
Tennessee	14,083	28
Texas	16,431	15
Utah	12,486	39
Vermont	12,099	42
Virginia	17,469	9
Washington	15,753	18
West Virginia	13,013	36
Wisconsin	16,733	13
Wyoming	13,860	32