The 10 industries with fastest decline of wage and salary employment, 2000-2010 (annual rate of change) Average annual rate of Industry change Crude petroleum, natural gas, and gas liquids -2.5 Petroleum refining -2.6 Apparel -2.8 Private households -2.9 Railroad transportation -2.9 Luggage, handbags, and leather products, n.e.c. -3.2 Metal cans and shipping containers -3.3 Coal mining -3.5 Footwear, except rubber and plastic -7.2 Watches, clocks, and parts -7.2 n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified