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Table 4.  The 20 industries with the largest projected wage and salary employment declines, 2010-20
(In thousands)

Industry Code(1)                 Industry Description                              Sector                    Employment      Change   Annual Growth
                                                                                                           2010      2020   2010-20  Rate (percent)
                                                                                                                                            2010-20

491           Postal Service                                          Federal government                  656.4     474.6    -181.8           -3.2
NA            General Federal non-defense government compensation     Federal government                 1667.5    1545.7    -121.8           -0.8
3151          Apparel knitting mills                                  Manufacturing                       157.7      66.1     -91.6           -8.3
5111          Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers   Information                         501.3     439.7     -61.6           -1.3
3399          Other miscellaneous manufacturing                       Manufacturing                       266.0     210.3     -55.7           -2.3
NA            General Federal defense government compensation         Federal government                  545.5     496.0     -49.5           -0.9
3341          Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing         Manufacturing                       161.6     117.5     -44.1           -3.1
3345          Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control 
                instruments manufacturing                             Manufacturing                       406.0     363.2     -42.8           -1.1
111           Crop production                                         Agriculture, forestry, fishing 
                                                                       and hunting                        629.5     589.3     -40.2           -0.7
8123          Drycleaning and laundry services                        Other services                      302.1     265.7     -36.4           -1.3
2211          Electric power generation, transmission and 
                distribution                                          Utilities                           396.9     361.4     -35.5           -0.9
NA            State government enterprises                            State and local government          517.8     484.6     -33.2           -0.7
3344          Semiconductor and other electronic component 
                manufacturing                                         Manufacturing                       369.7     336.9     -32.8           -0.9
3342          Communications equipment manufacturing                  Manufacturing                       118.0      85.7     -32.3           -3.1
323           Printing and related support activities                 Manufacturing                       486.9     454.7     -32.2           -0.7
3131          Fiber, yarn, and thread mills                           Manufacturing                       237.8     206.1     -31.7           -1.4
512           Motion picture, video, and sound recording industries   Information                         372.0     347.0     -25.0           -0.7
3335          Metalworking machinery manufacturing                    Manufacturing                       153.2     130.5     -22.7           -1.6
3251          Basic chemical manufacturing                            Manufacturing                       142.4     121.6     -20.8           -1.6
3363          Motor vehicle parts manufacturing                       Manufacturing                       415.1     394.9     -20.2           -0.5

1 As defined by the 2007 North American Industrial Classification System codes (NAICS).