▲ 198 ▼ Top employer in each state, 1990 vs 2024 (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] miguel@fedia.io 21 points 1 year ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) I expect total number employed. For example, healthcare would be broken across hundreds of companies, so it's not as simple as saying "Walmart". Likewise there are other retailers than Walmart. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] miguel@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) That's the largest singular employer, and which industry that singular employer is in. Vs OP's total industry employment. These are different things. If there are a ton of small companies, they can easily add up to being larger overall than any singular employer. E.g. the University of Hawaii might be the largest singular employer in Hawaii, but education is not the largest overall industry in Hawaii. I know it's easy to only think of large singular companies, but it's more detailed and better information to add up the entire employed population of everyone in the state and see what industries they work in. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies) [–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago And if the point is to show manufacturing in the US has decreased, isn’t that a “duh” statement? In my state you get into the high teens before you hit any companies that do manufacturing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) I expect total number employed. For example, healthcare would be broken across hundreds of companies, so it's not as simple as saying "Walmart". Likewise there are other retailers than Walmart. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] miguel@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) That's the largest singular employer, and which industry that singular employer is in. Vs OP's total industry employment. These are different things. If there are a ton of small companies, they can easily add up to being larger overall than any singular employer. E.g. the University of Hawaii might be the largest singular employer in Hawaii, but education is not the largest overall industry in Hawaii. I know it's easy to only think of large singular companies, but it's more detailed and better information to add up the entire employed population of everyone in the state and see what industries they work in. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] miguel@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) That's the largest singular employer, and which industry that singular employer is in. Vs OP's total industry employment. These are different things. If there are a ton of small companies, they can easily add up to being larger overall than any singular employer. E.g. the University of Hawaii might be the largest singular employer in Hawaii, but education is not the largest overall industry in Hawaii. I know it's easy to only think of large singular companies, but it's more detailed and better information to add up the entire employed population of everyone in the state and see what industries they work in. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) That's the largest singular employer, and which industry that singular employer is in. Vs OP's total industry employment. These are different things. If there are a ton of small companies, they can easily add up to being larger overall than any singular employer. E.g. the University of Hawaii might be the largest singular employer in Hawaii, but education is not the largest overall industry in Hawaii. I know it's easy to only think of large singular companies, but it's more detailed and better information to add up the entire employed population of everyone in the state and see what industries they work in. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago And if the point is to show manufacturing in the US has decreased, isn’t that a “duh” statement? In my state you get into the high teens before you hit any companies that do manufacturing. permalink fedilink source parent
