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Most Marylanders work in the service-providing sector. Jobs cover a wide spectrum: from government positions to transportation-related professions, from wholesale trade to the finance and insurance industry. In 2015, 19% of the workforce was employed by federal, State and local governments, while professional and business services accounted for 16.6% of employment. Nonetheless, 81% of workers are employed in the private sector with 10.2% (264,416) employed in goods-producing business establishments. Maryland Employment

4. Virginia
> Pct. working for government: 22.8%
> Median household income: $61,882 (7th highest)
> Unemployment: 5.6% (12th lowest)

In Virginia, more than 11% of all workers were federal government employees, a figure that trails just three other states. In northern Virginia, many people commute into Washington D.C. to work for the federal government. The Pentagon is also located in Virginia, right outside of D.C., employing tens of thousands of uniformed and civilian workers. Areas outside the capital region also employ many government workers, including military bases around Virginia Beach.

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3. Maryland
> Pct. working for government: 25.5%
> Median household income: $70,004 (the highest)
> Unemployment: 6.7% (21st lowest)

More than 13% of all workers in Maryland worked for the federal government as of 2012. Many people who live in the Maryland suburbs and work for the federal government commute into Washington D.C. or the nearby suburbs in northern Virginia. In addition, Maryland is home to the National Institutes of Health, an agency that employs 18,000 people. Also, 6.4% of Maryland’s workforce was employed by local governments, the fifth-highest percentage of all states. The presence of high-paying government jobs has helped Maryland become a high-income state. In 2011, the median income was more than $70,000 — the highest in the country.

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