Health Insurance Coverage in Growing and Contracting Industries, March 2001-March 2004
	Average health insurance coverage		Percentage-point difference
	Growing industries	Contracting industries
UNITED STATES	54.8%	67.9%	-13.1
Florida	53.0%	63.3%	-10.3
Florida Health Insurance Coverage and Employment in Growing and Contracting Industries
	Health insurance coverage, 2002	Employment (in thousands)				Industry share of total employment
		Mar-01	Mar-04	Change		Mar-01	Mar-04	Change
Total Nonfarm	56.4%	7240.5	7436.7	196.2		100.0%	100.0%	0.0
Natural Resources and Mining	43.2%	8.3	7.3	-1		0.1%	0.1%	0.0
Construction	39.1%	417.5	462.5	45		5.8%	6.2%	0.5
Manuf Durable Goods	73.3%	296.9	255.1	-41.8		4.1%	3.4%	-0.7
Manuf Non Durable Goods	73.0%	147.4	131.4	-16		2.0%	1.8%	-0.3
Wholesale Trade	68.5%	315.6	313.8	-1.8		4.4%	4.2%	-0.1
Retail Trade	43.6%	941.3	922.7	-18.6		13.0%	12.4%	-0.6
Transportation and Utilities	63.5%	244.5	225.2	-19.3		3.4%	3.0%	-0.3
Information	68.4%	192.7	170.1	-22.6		2.7%	2.3%	-0.4
Financial Activities	64.5%	467.2	489.5	22.3		6.5%	6.6%	0.1
Professional and Business Services	54.4%	1227.5	1297	69.5		17.0%	17.4%	0.5
Educational and Health Services	56.7%	825.6	905.7	80.1		11.4%	12.2%	0.8
Leisure and Hospitality	29.9%	823.6	847.8	24.2		11.4%	11.4%	0.0
Other Services	39.2%	298.1	326.3	28.2		4.1%	4.4%	0.3
Government	73.2%	1034.3	1082.3	48		14.3%	14.6%	0.3
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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