Table 4: Distribution of New Businesses by Region and Major Industry

	Major Industries
Regions	Mining	Construction	Manufacturing	TCPU*	Wholesale Trade	Retail Trade	FIRE**	Services	Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing; Public Administration; Nonclassified***	TOTAL New Businesses
For Start-up Firms in 1993										Number	Percent
Northwest	6	57	7	13	15	40	11	86	32	267	17.1%
Northeast	12	49	6	9	7	42	15	82	17	239	15.3%
Southwest	16	98	4	15	17	82	23	108	33	396	25.4%
Southeast	3	47	2	18	17	68	15	131	21	322	20.6%
Central	9	40	12	10	10	51	23	106	22	283	18.1%
Multi-county; Nonclassified***	2	11	1	3	15	2	3	13	3	53	3.4%
STATEWIDE	48	302	32	68	81	285	90	526	128	1,560	N/A
Percent	3.1%	19.4%	2.1%	4.4%	5.2%	18.3%	5.8%	33.7%	8.2%	N/A	100.0%
For Start-up Firms in 1994
Northwest	8	74	10	25	17	63	13	86	7	303	18.7%
Northeast	12	64	10	6	14	43	16	81	8	254	15.7%
Southwest	12	98	9	21	21	64	29	126	12	392	24.2%
Southeast	5	68	7	14	12	60	36	151	9	362	22.4%
Central	15	52	8	15	21	46	25	103	3	288	17.8%
Multi-county; Nonclassified***	0	1	0	2	6	2	1	7	0	19	1.2%
STATEWIDE	52	357	44	83	91	278	120	554	39	1,618	N/A
Percent	3.2%	22.1%	2.7%	5.1%	5.6%	17.2%	7.4%	34.2%	2.4%	N/A	100.0%
For Start-up Firms in 1995
Northwest	9	49	6	16	10	48	19	97	9	263	15.6%
Northeast	11	63	12	15	18	47	13	87	9	275	16.3%
Southwest	13	102	14	15	26	75	22	136	6	409	24.3%
Southeast	3	76	7	38	23	61	28	151	10	397	23.6%
Central	12	51	8	14	13	64	22	102	11	297	17.6%
Multi-county; Nonclassified***	6	6	2	1	6	3	2	15	1	42	2.5%
STATEWIDE	54	347	49	99	96	298	106	588	46	1,683	N/A
Percent	3.2%	20.6%	2.9%	5.9%	5.7%	17.7%	6.3%	34.9%	2.7%	N/A	100.0%