Table 2: Distribution of New Businesses by Region and Major Industry for Eight Quarters

(For Start-up Firms Between 1992 4Q - 1994 3Q)


Regions Major Industries
Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing Mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation,  Communications Wholesale Trade Retail Trade FIRE (Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate) Services Public Administration/ Non-Classified TOTAL Number of New Businesses Percentage
Northwest 29 14 119 19 34 33 99 23 161 14 545 17.7%
Northeast 17 26 112 12 14 20 82 25 168 9 485 15.8%
Southwest 21 24 198 12 31 36 144 45 231 26 768 25.0%
Southeast 15 9 109 10 35 29 124 42 270 17 660 21.4%
Central 11 22 89 21 24 27 93 47 198 13 545 17.7%
Multi-county &Unclassified 0 3 14 1 5 20 3 5 21 3 75 2.4%
Statewide 93 98 641 75 143 165 545 187 1,049 82 3,078
Percentage 3.0% 3.2% 20.8% 2.4% 4.6% 5.4% 17.7% 6.1% 34.1% 2.7% 100.0%



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