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Over the past quarter century, employment decreased by about 98 percent in both video tape and disc rental and one-hour photofinishing, while employment in photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour) decreased by 90 percent. Employment in video tape and disc rental went from about 163,000 to less than 2,700, while employment in the two photofinishing industries combined decreased from nearly 70,000 in 2000 to less than 5,700 in 2025. Full Text »
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