Table 5. Employment in manufacturing, 14 countries or areas, 1950-2002
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Table 5. Employment in manufacturing, 14 countries or areas, 1950-2002
(Indexes: 1992=100)
United Former West Nether- United
Year States Canada Japan Korea Taiwan Belgium Denmark France Germany**Germany**Italy lands Norway Sweden Kingdom
1950 84.3 77.9 NA NA NA NA 97.5 113.3 NA 75.2 71.4 113.6 119.0 122.0 164.2
1955 93.1 85.3 47.8 NA NA NA 100.2 112.9 NA 95.5 77.1 121.3 124.9 129.7 176.6
1960 92.6 84.8 62.8 NA NA 135.7 120.3 116.5 NA 108.1 89.5 128.8 121.9 137.8 183.9
1961 90.0 84.1 67.5 NA NA 140.1 123.7 117.3 NA 111.3 92.4 131.7 124.5 141.3 186.4
1962 92.8 86.5 71.3 NA NA 143.3 126.8 118.5 NA 111.8 95.3 134.2 126.0 142.2 184.7
1963 93.5 88.5 74.1 NA NA 144.7 126.4 121.0 NA 111.0 98.3 134.9 127.4 142.4 181.8
1964 94.9 92.5 76.4 NA NA 148.8 129.5 123.3 NA 111.0 98.6 136.5 128.5 144.3 184.5
1965 99.3 96.9 77.4 NA NA 148.7 131.7 122.1 NA 113.0 96.3 137.3 130.6 144.8 187.0
1966 105.4 102.4 79.7 NA NA 148.5 130.4 122.7 NA 111.8 95.7 136.4 132.4 143.0 187.5
1967 106.7 103.3 84.3 NA NA 143.9 124.6 122.2 NA 105.8 98.8 132.4 133.2 138.3 181.7
1968 108.5 103.8 87.2 NA NA 141.5 125.7 120.1 NA 106.6 100.2 131.5 131.7 136.0 180.0
1969 110.6 105.7 89.7 NA NA 146.3 129.0 123.6 NA 111.0 103.6 133.2 132.3 138.4 182.4
1970 106.3 103.9 91.9 NA NA 150.2 129.7 126.8 NA 113.6 107.0 133.7 135.3 140.6 182.1
1971 102.2 104.4 92.3 NA NA 149.6 123.6 128.4 NA 112.9 109.9 131.7 136.1 135.9 175.9
1972 105.0 107.7 92.3 NA NA 147.4 125.8 129.9 NA 110.8 110.0 127.0 137.5 133.8 171.8
1973 110.5 112.5 96.2 NA 60.3 148.4 126.6 132.7 NA 111.5 112.4 125.3 137.8 135.8 172.8
1974 110.1 113.9 95.3 NA 61.2 150.7 121.4 134.1 NA 108.9 116.9 124.9 139.3 138.7 173.4
1975 100.6 110.9 90.0 NA 59.3 141.5 110.6 130.8 NA 102.2 118.5 120.6 138.3 139.8 165.5
1976 104.2 110.7 89.5 NA 66.7 135.8 110.5 130.0 NA 99.9 119.1 115.6 138.1 139.4 160.2
1977 108.2 108.5 88.6 NA 71.9 130.5 109.1 129.5 NA 100.3 120.1 112.7 138.3 134.5 160.8
1978 112.7 111.7 87.4 NA 78.1 125.0 107.8 128.0 NA 100.0 120.0 110.1 135.8 130.7 160.1
1979 115.6 115.7 87.2 NA 81.4 121.8 107.8 126.0 NA 101.2 121.9 108.9 134.0 131.0 159.2
1980 111.6 115.1 88.9 NA 84.4 119.3 105.4 124.7 NA 102.2 122.6 107.4 134.2 130.9 151.4
1981 111.0 114.8 89.8 NA 86.2 112.4 100.9 120.5 NA 100.3 119.6 104.6 132.0 127.0 137.9
1982 103.5 104.3 89.3 NA 86.3 109.2 99.9 118.7 NA 97.4 117.1 100.5 127.3 122.4 129.8
1983 101.8 101.6 90.8 NA 90.5 106.8 99.3 116.2 NA 94.1 113.7 95.9 120.8 119.9 123.1
1984 106.8 104.4 92.7 NA 100.4 105.7 103.7 112.8 NA 93.7 108.4 93.7 119.6 120.5 121.2
1985 106.0 106.8 93.5 80.3 103.7 104.0 108.8 109.9 NA 94.9 105.8 94.9 120.5 122.0 120.6
1986 104.5 110.4 93.0 87.3 108.4 103.0 111.8 107.9 NA 96.4 103.9 96.0 121.7 121.9 118.0
1987 104.7 113.7 91.9 97.9 111.8 100.5 109.3 105.4 NA 96.4 102.5 97.0 121.8 121.1 116.9
1988 106.6 117.6 93.9 103.4 112.2 100.4 105.3 104.2 NA 96.3 103.3 96.8 116.3 123.3 118.1
1989 107.0 119.4 95.9 104.4 108.3 101.7 104.1 104.9 NA 97.6 103.8 97.5 108.4 121.2 118.5
1990 105.4 113.2 97.5 104.3 101.4 102.5 104.3 105.2 NA 100.3 104.6 100.0 105.2 117.2 115.4
1991 101.8 104.1 99.8 102.5 99.5 101.5 102.4 103.5 108.0 101.8 103.5 100.7 101.9 109.9 106.7
1992 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1993 100.1 99.1 96.8 97.3 99.6 96.1 97.0 95.2 93.0 94.0 96.8 95.9 101.8 92.6 96.5
1994 101.3 100.9 93.6 98.1 101.4 92.5 95.8 92.7 88.2 89.3 95.8 92.4 104.5 92.6 97.1
1995 102.5 104.8 90.1 99.6 99.9 91.9 98.1 92.8 86.2 87.3 95.6 92.1 107.0 98.0 99.3
1996 102.2 106.6 89.3 97.9 98.1 90.5 98.3 91.9 83.8 84.6 95.1 91.1 108.7 97.7 100.6
1997 103.2 110.0 89.1 92.3 99.3 89.2 97.6 90.9 82.6 82.6 95.3 92.2 113.3 96.6 100.7
1998 104.0 114.3 85.5 79.5 99.6 89.3 98.6 91.0 82.9 82.4 97.5 93.1 114.7 98.4 100.4
1999 102.4 117.1 83.2 80.5 100.2 88.1 97.1 90.7 82.0 NA 97.0 93.1 110.2 98.0 97.2
2000 101.8 121.2 81.7 87.8 102.3 88.6 95.7 91.3 82.7 NA 96.9 93.1 107.5 98.0 93.9
2001 97.0 120.7 79.6 92.4 97.7 88.7 94.7 92.3 83.0 NA 96.9 92.6 106.0 97.0 89.8
2002 90.4 121.5 74.5 92.2 96.0 85.9 91.1 90.7 81.3 NA 97.9 90.6 104.8 94.3 85.2
NA: Not Available
Note: The data relate to employees (wage and salary earners) in Belgium, Denmark, Italy, and Taiwan
and to all employed persons (employees and self-employed workers) in the other countries.
** See note on Germany in box on page 4.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2003.
Last Modified Date: September 09, 2003
United States Department of Labor
