Figure 9. Share in percent of employment by industry: historical base year 1996, projected BLS 2006, and actual 2006.
Industry (all wage and salary) Base year 1996 Projected BLS 2006 Actual 2006

Mining

0.5 0.3 0.5

Construction

4.6 4.3 5.6

Manufacturing

15.1 13.2 11.0

Transportation

3.4 3.5 3.3

Communications

1.2 1.0 1.1

Utilities

0.6 0.7 0.5

Wholesale

5.5 5.3 5.2

Retail

18.3 17.4 18.4

Finance, insurance, and real estate

5.9 5.6 6.2

Other service

28.3 33.3 31.9

Government

16.6 15.4 16.4

Federal

2.4 1.9 2.0

State

14.2 13.5 14.3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.