Table 2. Occupational injury and illness rates for total recordable cases, 1991-2000
Industry 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Private Industry(1)

 8.4 8.9 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.4 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.1

Retail Trade

 7.7 8.7 8.2 7.9 7.5 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.1 5.9

Grocery Stores

 11.9 12.7 11.3 11.2 9.9 10.1 9.6 9.1 8.4 8.4

Footnotes:
(1) Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.

NOTE: Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as follows: (number of injuries and illnesses X 200,000)/Employee hours worked.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.