Chart 3. Location quotients for manufacturing employment, in Western states, 1990 and 2019
State 1990 2019

Alaska

0.367 0.458

Arizona

0.737 0.710

California

0.972 0.892

Colorado

0.693 0.633

Hawaii

0.241 0.252

Idaho

0.846 1.063

Montana

0.406 0.508

Nevada

0.242 0.493

New Mexico

0.406 0.391

Oregon

1.007 1.198

Utah

0.887 1.029

Washington

0.969 0.995

Wyoming

0.285 0.410

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics