Table 6-30
Employment in venture capital-backed firms, by industry: 2005
 
 
Industry   Number (thousands)   Share distribution (%)
 
All industries   10,000   100.0
Media, entertainment, and retail   2,006   20.1
Computers and peripherals   1,886   18.9
Industrial/energy   1,180   11.8
Financial services   897   9.0
Software   858   8.6
Biotechnology and medical devices/equipment   425   4.3
Other   2,748   27.5
 

SOURCE: Global Insight, Venture Impact: The Economic Importance of Venture Capital Backed Companies to the U.S. Economy. 4th ed. National Venture Capital Association (2007). http://www.nvca.org/pdf/NVCA_VentureCapital07-2nd.pdf, accessed 11 August 2007.

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