An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.00 means portfolio management & investment advice are at roughly the national rate in Oklahoma's business mix.
Top 10 states for portfolio management & investment advice
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 523940. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json