This Is the Largest Industry in Washington
Pick any two cities or towns in the United States, and each will be home to people who work in very similar fields. Certain occupations in areas like education, sanitation, law enforcement, health care, and retail are common across the country as they are practical necessities.
Still, the occupational makeup of different parts of the country varies in other important ways that are influenced by the regions' history, geography, natural resources, local laws, and demographics. These factors can have considerable economic implications and lay the foundation of a given area's industry composition.
In Washington, publishing is the largest industry, accounting for 8.8% of the state's total GDP of $613.0 billion. The industry's annual economic output totals $54.0 billion, a 58.9% increase over the last five years.
Overall employment in the industry totals about 74,900, or 2.2% of all jobs in Washington. Among these workers, the average annual compensation is $246,039, compared to the average of $69,593 across all occupations in the state.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/this-is-the-largest-industry-in-washington/ar-AAOFOpt
Surprising. I thought it would be airplane manufacturing.
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