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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Table 3. Distribution of employment from the
1990 to the 2002 Census Industrial Classification by major industry group
(Percent distribution)
2002 Industry Group1990 Industry Group
AgricultureMiningConstructionManufacturingTransportation
and public utilities
Wholesale and retail tradeFinance, insurance, and real estateServicesPublic administration

Total for industry (in thousands)

3,318

534

9,682

19,245

9,799

28,096

8,949

51,006

6,141

Percent

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

58.8

0.2

0.1

0.7

0.1

0.3

(1)

0.3

0.2

Mining

(1)

80.4

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

(1)

(1)

(1)

Construction

0.9

2.1

92.4

1.2

1.2

0.9

1.0

0.6

0.8

Manufacturing

0.7

6.0

1.3

86.2

1.0

3.5

0.3

1.0

0.4

Wholesale and retail trade

1.9

4.7

1.2

2.7

1.4

65.2

0.5

1.2

0.4

Transportation and utilities

0.3

2.3

0.9

0.5

67.1

0.7

0.2

0.5

0.8

Information

(1)

0.1

0.4

4.6

19.0

0.5

0.2

1.9

0.2

Financial activities

0.1

0.9

0.3

0.2

0.6

0.5

93.2

1.6

0.7

Professional and business services

33.8

2.5

1.4

2.1

6.4

1.5

2.3

21.3

1.6

Education and health services

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.5

1.6

0.6

0.9

51.2

3.9

Leisure and hospitality

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.6

25.5

0.3

7.8

0.5

Other services

2.3

0.4

0.8

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.7

11.7

0.5

Public administration

0.2

0.2

0.8

0.2

0.7

0.1

0.4

0.9

89.8

Footnotes:
(1) Value less than 0.05
NOTE: Estimates are based on three-year average employment (2000-2002).
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.

 

Last Modified Date: January 27, 2005