Table 3. Distribution of employment from the
1990 to the 2002 Census Industrial Classification by major industry group
(Percent distribution)
2002 Industry Group 1990 Industry Group
Agriculture Mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation
and public utilities		 Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Public administration

Total for industry (in thousands)

3,318

534

9,682

19,245

9,799

28,096

8,949

51,006

6,141

Percent

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

58.8

0.2

0.1

0.7

0.1

0.3

(1)

0.3

0.2

Mining

(1)

80.4

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

(1)

(1)

(1)

Construction

0.9

2.1

92.4

1.2

1.2

0.9

1.0

0.6

0.8

Manufacturing

0.7

6.0

1.3

86.2

1.0

3.5

0.3

1.0

0.4

Wholesale and retail trade

1.9

4.7

1.2

2.7

1.4

65.2

0.5

1.2

0.4

Transportation and utilities

0.3

2.3

0.9

0.5

67.1

0.7

0.2

0.5

0.8

Information

(1)

0.1

0.4

4.6

19.0

0.5

0.2

1.9

0.2

Financial activities

0.1

0.9

0.3

0.2

0.6

0.5

93.2

1.6

0.7

Professional and business services

33.8

2.5

1.4

2.1

6.4

1.5

2.3

21.3

1.6

Education and health services

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.5

1.6

0.6

0.9

51.2

3.9

Leisure and hospitality

0.5

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.6

25.5

0.3

7.8

0.5

Other services

2.3

0.4

0.8

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.7

11.7

0.5

Public administration

0.2

0.2

0.8

0.2

0.7

0.1

0.4

0.9

89.8

Footnotes:
(1) Value less than 0.05
NOTE: Estimates are based on three-year average employment (2000-2002).
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.

 

Last Modified Date: January 27, 2005