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Historical Employment - United States (PDF)
Nonfarm Employment by Industry from the Current Employment Statistics Survey
(levels in thousands)
Industry |
United States
Annual Averages (not seasonally adjusted) |
Historical data |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Total nonfarm |
|
122,776 |
125,930 |
128,993 |
131,785 |
131,826 |
130,341 |
129,999 |
131,435 |
133,703 |
136,086 |
137,623 |
Natural resources and mining |
|
654 |
645 |
598 |
599 |
606 |
583 |
572 |
591 |
628 |
684 |
723 |
Construction |
|
5,813 |
6,149 |
6,545 |
6,787 |
6,826 |
6,716 |
6,735 |
6,976 |
7,336 |
7,691 |
7,614 |
Manufacturing |
|
17,419 |
17,560 |
17,322 |
17,263 |
16,441 |
15,259 |
14,510 |
14,315 |
14,226 |
14,155 |
13,884 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
24,700 |
25,186 |
25,771 |
26,225 |
25,983 |
25,497 |
25,287 |
25,533 |
25,959 |
26,276 |
26,608 |
Information |
|
3,084 |
3,218 |
3,419 |
3,630 |
3,629 |
3,395 |
3,188 |
3,118 |
3,061 |
3,038 |
3,029 |
Financial activities |
|
7,178 |
7,462 |
7,648 |
7,687 |
7,808 |
7,847 |
7,977 |
8,031 |
8,153 |
8,328 |
8,308 |
Professional and business services |
|
14,335 |
15,147 |
15,957 |
16,666 |
16,476 |
15,976 |
15,987 |
16,394 |
16,954 |
17,566 |
17,962 |
Education and health services |
|
14,087 |
14,446 |
14,798 |
15,109 |
15,645 |
16,199 |
16,588 |
16,953 |
17,372 |
17,826 |
18,327 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
11,018 |
11,232 |
11,543 |
11,862 |
12,036 |
11,986 |
12,173 |
12,493 |
12,816 |
13,110 |
13,474 |
Other services |
|
4,825 |
4,976 |
5,087 |
5,168 |
5,258 |
5,372 |
5,401 |
5,409 |
5,395 |
5,438 |
5,491 |
Government |
|
19,664 |
19,909 |
20,307 |
20,790 |
21,118 |
21,513 |
21,583 |
21,621 |
21,804 |
21,974 |
22,203 |
Last Modified Date: April 8, 2008
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