Quarterly employment flows by industry, 
September 1999 to December 1999 (percent change)



	        				      Percent change	
Industry				Job creation rate	Job destruction rate

Total					 8.3			 7.4
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing	14.2			31.0
Mining					 6.4			 6.8
Construction				10.9			13.8
Manufacturing				 4.3			 4.7
Transportation and public utilities	 7.0			 5.6
Wholesale trade				 7.0			 6.0
Retail trade				11.0			 7.0
Finance, insurance, and real estate	 6.1			 5.6
Services				 8.2			 7.5
		
Note: unclassifiable establishments are not included on the chart.