Table 10
Percent of Non-Farm Jobs In FIRE Sector, 1998
Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	Delaware	12.1%		27	Georgia	5.2%
2	NEW YORK	8.9%		28	Utah	5.2%
3	Connecticut	8.1%		29	New Hampshire	5.2%
4	Illinois	6.9%		30	Virginia	5.2%
5	Massachusetts	6.8%		31	Idaho	5.1%
6	Hawaii	6.6%		32	North Dakota	5.0%
7	Nebraska	6.5%		33	Oklahoma	4.9%
8	Arizona	6.5%		34	Indiana	4.9%
9	Colorado	6.4%		35	North Carolina	4.7%
10	New Jersey	6.4%		36	Alaska	4.7%
11	South Dakota	6.4%		37	Alabama	4.6%
12	Florida	6.3%		38	Nevada	4.6%
13	Oregon	6.1%		39	Kansas	4.6%
14	Rhode Island	6.1%		40	Montana	4.6%
15	Minnesota	6.0%		41	Louisiana	4.5%
16	Missouri	5.9%		42	Michigan	4.5%
17	Pennsylvania	5.8%		43	New Mexico	4.4%
18	Maryland	5.8%		44	South Carolina	4.4%
19	California	5.7%		45	Vermont	4.2%
20	Iowa	5.6%		46	West Virginia	4.0%
21	Tennessee	5.4%		47	Arkansas	3.9%
22	Maine	5.4%		48	Wyoming	3.7%
23	Texas	5.4%		49	Mississippi	3.7%
24	Wisconsin	5.3%		50	Kentucky	4.0%
25	Ohio	5.3%		U.S. average		5.8%
26	Washington	5.2%		N.Y.S. % above U.S.		53.4%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics New York is home to high concentrations of the best-paying jobs in the FIRE sector, in securities brokerages and insurance carriers.