Question

employment by washington state tribes (2010)

sector	indigenous	non - indigenous	total
enterprises	2,015	2,145	4,160
government	4,322	3,507	7,829
total	9,250	18,126	27,376

in 2010, the gaming industry employed about non - indigenous workers.
the majority of indigenous workers were employed in the? sector in 2010.
indigenous employees made up about of the workforce in all three sectors combined.

Explanation:

• For the first blank: Look at the "Non - Indigenous" column under the "Gaming" sector. The value is \(12,474\).
• For the second blank: Compare the "Indigenous" values in each sector (\(2,913\) in Gaming, \(2,015\) in Enterprises, \(4,322\) in Government). The largest is \(4,322\) in the Government sector.
• For the third blank: Calculate the proportion of Indigenous employees in the total workforce. The total number of Indigenous employees is \(9,250\) and the total workforce is \(27,376\). The proportion is \(\frac{9250}{27376}\approx0.34\) or \(34\%\).

Answer:

1. \(12,474\)
2. Government
3. \(34\%\)