Average annual percent change in output and hours, and employment

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Average annual percent change in hours and output, and current employment level, 1987-2020
Industry	Hours	Output	2020 Employment level
Utilities	-0.7	1.3	542.9
Power generation and supply	-0.9	1.8	380.8
Natural gas distribution	-0.8	0.1	109.8
Water, sewage and other systems	2.3	0.6	52.3
Air transportation	-0.5	-0.1	455.2
Line-haul railroads	-2.2	1.0	137.9
Truck transportation(1)	1.2	2.1	1,695.0
General freight trucking(1)	1.1	2.4	1,227.0
General freight trucking, local(1)	1.0	3.8	335.2
General freight trucking, long-distance	0.8	2.3	891.8
Specialized freight trucking(2)	0.7	1.9	468.0
Used household and office goods moving	0.2	-0.4	96.2
Other specialized trucking, local(2)	1.1	1.8	234.1
Other specialized trucking, long-distance(2)	1.3	3.2	137.7
Postal service	-0.6	-0.6	602.3
Couriers and messengers	3.7	1.0	1,065.4
Warehousing and storage(1)	4.7	5.6	1,418.2
General warehousing and storage(1)	5.0	6.9	1,286.9
Refrigerated warehousing and storage(1)	2.8	3.3	68.3
Publishing	-0.2	4.0	804.5
Newspaper, book, and directory publishers	-3.1	-2.9	298.3
Newspaper publishers	-4.2	-4.5	120.3
Periodical publishers	-1.8	-2.0	85.0
Book publishers	-1.1	-1.2	58.6
Software publishers	6.3	17.2	506.2
Motion picture and video exhibition	-2.4	-2.5	62.0
Broadcasting, except Internet	-0.3	2.8	256.9
Radio and television broadcasting	-0.6	2.0	205.7
Radio broadcasting	-1.5	2.4	75.2
Cable and other subscription programming	0.8	5.7	51.2
Wired telecommunications carriers	-1.4	2.2	500.4
Wireless telecommunications carriers	4.7	17.1	103.8
Commercial banking	-0.1	2.5	1,388.3
Passenger car rental	-0.2	1.9	94.4
Truck, trailer, and RV rental and leasing	0.6	3.0	86.7
Video tape and disc rental	-9.3	-4.5	5.7
Accounting and bookkeeping services(3)	0.5	2.6	1,146.5
Offices of certified public accountants(3)	1.1	3.1	502.5
Tax preparation services	1.1	1.7	130.3
Other accounting services(3)	-0.2	3.3	350.7
Architectural services	1.0	2.5	207.2
Engineering services	1.6	2.6	1,046.0
Advertising agencies	0.4	2.7	212.6
Photography studios, portrait	-0.6	0.9	38.8
Veterinary services(4)	2.8	2.1	425.9
Employment placement and executive search(5)	0.4	4.9	264.6
Travel arrangement and reservation services(3)	-2.8	2.5	188.8
Travel agencies	-2.1	4.3	80.7
Janitorial services	1.4	4.0	1,328.1
Medical and diagnostic laboratories(5)	2.7	5.2	296.8
Medical laboratories(5)	2.8	5.4	214.3
Diagnostic imaging centers(5)	2.3	4.7	82.5
Amusement parks and arcades(6)	-3.9	-5.8	156.1
Amusement and theme parks	0.1	-1.0	132.5
Gambling industries(3)	-2.1	0.6	88.3
Golf courses and country clubs(2)	0.1	-0.8	337.3
Fitness and recreational sports centers(2)	-1.4	1.6	486.2
Bowling centers	-3.0	-2.5	44.9
Accommodation and food services	0.8	1.5	11,588.5
Accommodation	-0.4	1.3	1,497.7
Traveler accommodation	-0.5	1.3	1,425.6
Hotels and motels, except casino hotels	-0.6	0.7	1,183.2
Food services and drinking places	1.0	1.5	10,090.8
Special food services	0.4	1.1	617.0
Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	-1.0	-1.6	278.5
Restaurants and other eating places	1.2	1.7	9,195.3
Full-service restaurants	0.7	1.4	4,236.6
Limited-service eating places	1.6	2.0	4,958.7
Automotive repair and maintenance	0.3	1.3	1,091.0
Reupholstery and furniture repair	-2.0	-3.0	19.1
Personal care services	0.2	2.5	1,022.6
Hair, nail, and skin care services	0.1	2.1	836.8
Funeral homes and funeral services	-0.2	-0.3	104.1
Drycleaning and laundry services	-1.5	0.6	253.1
Coin-operated laundries and drycleaners	-2.2	-0.1	40.5
Drycleaning and laundry services (except coin-operated)	-2.8	-2.3	99.9
Linen and uniform supply	0.3	2.9	112.7
Photofinishing	-7.0	-5.2	6.9
Footnotes (1) Average annual percent changes are for 1992-2020. (2) Average annual percent changes are for 2002-2020. (3) Average annual percent changes are for 1997-2020. (4) Average annual percent changes are for 2004-2020. (5) Average annual percent changes are for 1994-2020. (6) Average annual percent changes are for 2007-2020.