Impact of Four Key Industries on Oklahoma Economy in 2017
| Industry | Approximate total contribution by industry | Number of people employed by industry | Average contribution per employee by industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health care | $13,727,300,000 | 193,514 | $70,937 |
| Tribal economic activity | $7,312,400,000 | 51,674 | $141,510 |
| Professional services | $7,694,000,000 | 69,846 | $110,157 |
| Wholesale trade | $10,723,400,000 | 58,346 | $183,790 |
The Cherokee Nation, the Seminole Nation, and the more than thirty other tribes in Oklahoma operate numerous businesses and generate billions of dollars in revenue. An economics student is researching the tribes’ collective activity as a single industry. The student wants to compare the average amount that industry contributed per employee to Oklahoma’s economy with the average amount contributed per employee by three other industries. Looking at the table, the student finds that tribal economic activity contributed over $141,000 per employee, on average, ranking it