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Spotlight on Statistics
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May 2012

BLS Spotlight on Statistics: Fashion

Chart Data

Fashion Designers

 

Employment of fashion designers, by state, May 2011
State Employment

Alabama

40

Alaska

(1)

Arizona

(1)

Arkansas

(1)

California

4,480

Colorado

80

Connecticut

(1)

Delaware

(1)

District of Columbia

(1)

Florida

260

Georgia

130

Hawaii

30

Idaho

(1)

Illinois

110

Indiana

(1)

Iowa

(1)

Kansas

30

Kentucky

(1)

Louisiana

(1)

Maine

50

Maryland

100

Massachusetts

170

Michigan

30

Minnesota

60

Mississippi

(1)

Missouri

120

Montana

(1)

Nebraska

(1)

Nevada

(1)

New Hampshire

50

New Jersey

460

New Mexico

(1)

New York

(1)

North Carolina

110

North Dakota

(1)

Ohio

380

Oklahoma

(1)

Oregon

100

Pennsylvania

170

Rhode Island

(1)

South Carolina

80

South Dakota

(1)

Tennessee

40

Texas

410

Utah

40

Vermont

(1)

Virginia

30

Washington

300

West Virginia

(1)

Wisconsin

170

Wyoming

(1)

Footnotes:
(1) Data not available.

Annual mean wage of fashion designers, by state, May 2011
State Annual mean wage

Alabama

$45,760

Alaska

(1)

Arizona

(1)

Arkansas

68,690

California

72,910

Colorado

66,420

Connecticut

(1)

Delaware

(1)

District of Columbia

(1)

Florida

63,410

Georgia

64,760

Hawaii

54,610

Idaho

(1)

Illinois

61,340

Indiana

(1)

Iowa

(1)

Kansas

63,190

Kentucky

(1)

Louisiana

(1)

Maine

80,650

Maryland

61,400

Massachusetts

57,370

Michigan

60,580

Minnesota

64,680

Mississippi

(1)

Missouri

62,120

Montana

(1)

Nebraska

(1)

Nevada

(1)

New Hampshire

71,060

New Jersey

67,220

New Mexico

(1)

New York

80,650

North Carolina

56,580

North Dakota

(1)

Ohio

70,810

Oklahoma

(1)

Oregon

61,490

Pennsylvania

57,220

Rhode Island

(1)

South Carolina

48,880

South Dakota

(1)

Tennessee

62,520

Texas

55,310

Utah

51,730

Vermont

(1)

Virginia

44,100

Washington

64,710

West Virginia

(1)

Wisconsin

71,960

Wyoming

(1)

Footnotes:
(1) Data not available

Location quotient of fashion designers, by state, May 2011
State Location quotient

Alabama

0.18

Alaska

(1)

Arizona

(1)

Arkansas

(1)

California

2.56

Colorado

0.29

Connecticut

(1)

Delaware

(1)

District of Columbia

(1)

Florida

0.29

Georgia

0.28

Hawaii

0.45

Idaho

(1)

Illinois

0.15

Indiana

(1)

Iowa

(1)

Kansas

0.19

Kentucky

(1)

Louisiana

(1)

Maine

0.72

Maryland

0.33

Massachusetts

0.44

Michigan

0.07

Minnesota

0.18

Mississippi

(1)

Missouri

0.37

Montana

(1)

Nebraska

(1)

Nevada

(1)

New Hampshire

0.63

New Jersey

0.98

New Mexico

(1)

New York

(1)

North Carolina

0.23

North Dakota

(1)

Ohio

0.62

Oklahoma

(1)

Oregon

0.52

Pennsylvania

0.25

Rhode Island

(1)

South Carolina

0.37

South Dakota

(1)

Tennessee

0.12

Texas

0.32

Utah

0.25

Vermont

(1)

Virginia

0.08

Washington

0.87

West Virginia

(1)

Wisconsin

0.52

Wyoming

(1)

Footnotes:
(1) Data not available.

Source: Occupational Employment Statistics | Chart

 

 

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