Health Care Is Top Employer in Most Congressional Districts

A fascinating fact from the Census:

In two-thirds (67.2 percent) of the nation’s congressional districts (293 out of 435 congressional districts plus the District of Columbia), the retail sector (NAICS 44-45) had the most establishments.

• The health care and social assistance sector employed the most people in more than half (55.7 percent) of the country’s congressional districts (243 out of 435 congressional districts plus the District of Columbia).
• The management of companies and enterprises sector (NAICS 55) had the highest average annual payroll per employee in 46.1 percent of congressional districts (201 out of 435 congressional districts plus the District of Columbia).
• The health care and social assistance sector had the highest annual payroll in 49.3 percent of congressional districts (215 out of 435 congressional districts plus the District of Columbia).