Table 6-2: Air Transportation Establishments and Employment: 2004,,, ,,, State,Number of establishments1,Number of employees,Annual payroll ($ thousands) Alabama,48,W,W Alaska,244,"6,123","329,126" Arizona,99,"17,195","803,829" Arkansas,57,W,W California,628,"53,945","2,932,413" Colorado,106,"14,773","687,530" Connecticut,57,"1,737","76,252" Delaware,33,W,W District of Columbia,29,W,W Florida,555,"23,268","995,101" Georgia,121,W,W Hawaii,60,"7,536","309,202" Idaho,60,"1,098","33,776" Illinois,224,"38,274","2,112,856" Indiana,63,"4,894","216,040" Iowa,44,439,"12,036" Kansas,44,W,W Kentucky,71,W,W Louisiana,98,"4,217","209,634" Maine,32,388,"11,184" Maryland,49,"4,627","228,178" Massachusetts,114,"8,930","417,125" Michigan,135,W,W Minnesota,72,W,W Mississippi,49,W,W Missouri,95,"8,656","428,829" Montana,81,973,"27,024" Nebraska,37,774,"24,619" Nevada,82,"4,379","136,154" New Hampshire,30,674,"28,857" New Jersey,109,"15,825","836,347" New Mexico,50,"1,438","49,607" New York,415,"27,550","1,480,917" North Carolina,121,"11,853","578,928" North Dakota,24,W,W Ohio,127,"11,703","522,623" Oklahoma,56,"2,608","91,452" Oregon,90,"5,363","219,830" Pennsylvania,148,"20,431","995,787" Rhode Island,20,W,W South Carolina,49,"1,318","62,125" South Dakota,25,W,W Tennessee,102,"6,765","270,886" Texas,491,"59,707","3,234,852" Utah,41,"8,405","338,548" Vermont,11,W,W, Virginia,157,"9,935","541,841", Washington,120,"11,989","624,872", West Virginia,26,W,W, Wisconsin,93,"4,201","167,638", Wyoming,30,772,"22,575", "United States, total","5,722","489,073","24,867,655", ,,,, KEY: W = data withheld to avoid disclosure.,,,, ,,,, "1The air transportation sector (North American Industrial Classification System [NAICS] 481) includes industries providing air transportation of passengers and/or cargo using aircraft, such as airplanes and helicopters. Scenic and sightseeing air transportation and air courier services are excluded.",,,, ,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 County Business Patterns, Washington, DC: 2006, available at http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html as of Sept. 26, 2006.",,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,, ,,