Figure 10. Share of employment by industry: historical base year 1998, projected BLS 2008, and actual 2008
Industry (all wage and salary)	Base year 1998	Projected 2008	Actual 2008
Mining	0.5	0.3	0.5
Construction	4.8	4.5	5.2
Manufacturing	14.7	12.9	10.4
Transportation	3.4	3.4	3.3
Communications	1.2	1.2	1.0
Utilities	0.6	0.6	0.5
Wholesale	5.4	5.1	5.2
Retail	18.0	17.5	18.5
Finance, insurance, and real estate	6.0	5.8	6.1
Other service	29.3	33.6	32.6
Government	16.1	15.0	16.8
Federal	2.2	1.8	2.1
State	13.9	13.2	14.7
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.