I saw this going around and it got me thinking. I decided to come here and see what you guys thought about it.

It's a map that shows (allegedly) the largest non government agency employer in each state. The information is presented as a positive regarding the biggest employer on the list with 1.5 million employees in the country being Walmart. The article that accompanied it was about how walmart doesn't make as much money as Amazon but it's still one of the largest economic forces in the country. 

I have issues with that that have nothing to do with what this made me think about though.

So the question I'm wondering is, whichever state you're in, how do you feel this map represents your state? What do you think is implied with the very narrow amount of information given. Do you think this is good for your state? What, if any, benefits do you see in other states in the maps information?

As an example, here in California the largest employer is the University of California, the very same school system I am enrolled in and up until a few months ago was working at. I think it's interesting that we often don't think of education systems as being large scale employers but that this seems to be the case for many states. The implication being that so many more people are attending school and getting degrees, but that's patently false, as at least in our state we have so many people who don't go on to higher education and or who drop out. Which is a real shame. 

I think it also suggests that more people are making a higher wage but again that's untrue, as there are a lot of people who work at schools who make minimum wage. I did. I think there's a wider range of possible incomes though. Depending on if you're a student working through school, or a professor with tenure, or a researcher, or administration, or a janitor. You know?

Anyway, I'd love to hear what you guys think because I haven't fully processed this and input would be great.