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Table 1 Summary statistics by percentiles

From: Using state level employment thresholds to explain Okun’s Law

 

Min

10th per.

25th per.

Median

75th per.

90th per.

Max

Employment to population

34.8

40.3

42.6

45

47.7

50

59.6

Government

5.4

6.6

7

7.8

8.4

9.4

13

Financial services

1.4

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.9

3.4

6.2

Prof./Bus. services

1.6

3.1

3.8

4.8

5.6

6.4

8.4

Construction

1.2

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.6

3

5.7

Natural resources

0

0

0.1

0.2

0.5

1.1

5.4

Manufacturing

0.9

2.3

3.8

5.4

7.1

8.7

12.5

Education and health

2.7

3.9

4.6

5.4

6.4

7.7

10.3

Leisure and hospitality

2.2

3.5

3.8

4.2

4.5

5.3

15.6

Trade, trans, utilities

6.4

7.7

8.3

9

9.6

10.2

13.3