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US Employment by
Major Industry
1988, 1998 and Projected 2008
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Employment
Level
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Industry
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Percent
Change
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1988
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1998
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2008
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1988-98
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1998-2008
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Nonfarm
Wage & Salary
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104,570
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124,887
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144.526
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19.40%
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15.70%
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Goods
Producing
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25,125
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25,347
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25,694
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0.90%
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1.40%
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Mining
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713
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590
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475
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-17.30%
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-19.50%
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Construction
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5,098
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5,985
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6,535
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17.40%
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9.20%
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Manufacturing
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19,314
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18,772
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18,684
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-2.80%
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-0.50%
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Service
Producing
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79,445
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99,540
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118,832
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25.30%
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19.40%
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Transport,
Commun, Utilities
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5,512
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6,600
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7,541
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19.70%
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14.30%
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Wholesale
Trade
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6,030
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6,831
|
7,330
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13.30%
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7.30%
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Retail
Trade
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19,023
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22,296
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25,363
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17.20%
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13.80%
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Finance,
Insurance, & Real Estate
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6,629
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7,408
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8,367
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11.80%
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12.90%
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Services
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24,866
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35,586
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48,543
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47.10%
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32.70%
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Government
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17,386
|
19,819
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21,688
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14.00%
|
9.40%
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Agriculture
|
3,355
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3,576
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3,526
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6.60%
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-1.40%
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Private
Household Wage & Salary
|
1,153
|
962
|
759
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-16.60%
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-21.10%
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Nonag
Self-Employed & Unpaid Family Workers
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8,731
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9,029
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9,925
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3.40%
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9.90%
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Total
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120,010
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140,514
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160,795
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17.10%
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14.40%
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Percent Distribution of Wage and
Salary Employment
Industry
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Ann
Rate of Change
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1988
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1998
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2008
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1988-98
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1998-2008
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Nonfarm
Wage & Salary
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100.00%
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100.00%
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100.00%
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1.80%
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1.50%
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Goods
Producing
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24.00%
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20.30%
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17.80%
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0.10%
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0.10%
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Mining
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0.70%
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0.50%
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0.30%
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-1.90%
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-2.10%
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Construction
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4.90%
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4.80%
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4.50%
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1.60%
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0.90%
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Manufacturing
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18.50%
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15.00%
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12.90%
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-0.30%
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0.00%
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Service
Producing
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76.00%
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79.70%
|
82.20%
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2.30%
|
1.80%
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Transport,
Commun, Utilities
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5.30%
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5.30%
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5.20%
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1.80%
|
1.30%
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Wholesale
Trade
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5.80%
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5.50%
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5.10%
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1.30%
|
0.70%
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Retail
Trade
|
18.20%
|
17.90%
|
17.50%
|
1.60%
|
1.30%
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Finance,
Insurance, & Real Estate
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6.30%
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5.90%
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5.80%
|
1.10%
|
1.20%
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Services
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23.80%
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29.30%
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33.60%
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3.90%
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2.90%
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Government
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16.60%
|
15.90%
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15.00%
|
1.30%
|
0.90%
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Agriculture
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---
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0.60%
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-0.10%
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Private
Household Wage & Salary
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---
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---
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---
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-1.80%
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-2.30%
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Nonag
Self-Employed & Unpaid Family Workers
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---
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---
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---
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0.30%
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1.00%
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Total
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1.60%
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1.40%
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Source: US. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 1999
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