KFF gathered the data from the Occupational Employment Statistics, which provides wage and employment estimates by industry. The data was gathered in May 2015 and does not include self-employed workers.
Here are the top 11 states where healthcare employment is the biggest business, as a percentage of total employment:
1. West Virginia: 11.4 percent
2. Rhode Island: 11.3 percent
3. Ohio: 10.7 percent
4. Maine: 10.6 percent
5. Massachusetts: 10.4 percent
6. Mississippi: 10.3 percent
7. Pennsylvania: 10.3 percent
8. North Carolina: 10.1 percent
9. New York: 10 percent
10. Michigan: 9.9 percent
11. Missouri: 9.9 percent
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