Table 2: Total Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment by Industry

Historical Forecast
(In Thousands) 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment 219.4 221.1 224.4 227.9 229.1 232.3 235.0 237.8 240.9 244.0 247.1 249.8 252.7 255.3
Percent Change 0.8% 1.5% 1.5% 0.5% 1.4% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%
Mining 17.0 15.9 16.8 17.0 15.6 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.7 15.6 15.6 15.6
Percent Change -6.8% 5.4% 1.1% -9.2% -0.5% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.7% -0.1% -0.2% -0.1%
Construction 14.2 14.2 15.1 15.8 16.8 17.7 17.9 18.0 18.3 18.5 18.6 18.8 19.0 19.1
Percent Change -0.2% 6.0% 4.8% 5.7% 5.1% 0.8% 0.9% 1.5% 1.1% 0.6% 0.8% 1.1% 0.9%
Manufacturing 9.7 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 12.0
Percent Change 9.5% 0.2% 1.0% 0.5% 0.6% 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 1.5% 1.2% 0.9% 0.6% 0.5%
Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities (TCPU) 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.0 14.1 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.9 14.0 13.8 13.8 13.8
Percent Change 1.8% -0.2% 0.1% 0.8% 0.6% -0.6% 0.0% -0.6% 0.0% 0.3% -1.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Wholesale Trade 7.4 7.4 7.7 7.8 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.5 8.7 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.3
Percent Change 0.1% 4.2% 1.0% 0.6% 2.2% 1.6% 2.3% 2.5% 2.0% 1.8% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4%
Retail Trade 44.2 44.8 44.8 44.9 45.1 45.7 46.5 47.3 48.2 49.0 49.8 50.5 51.2 52.0
Percent Change 1.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5% 1.2% 1.6% 1.9% 1.7% 1.7% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (FIRE) 7.9 7.9 8.2 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.1
Percent Change 0.2% 2.9% 5.0% 1.3% -0.5% 0.4% 0.2% 0.8% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.5%
Services 47.5 48.1 49.1 50.5 52.0 53.2 54.5 55.8 57.1 58.6 60.1 61.5 63.0 64.4
Percent Change 1.3% 1.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.2%
Total Government 57.8 58.1 58.1 58.4 58.1 58.4 58.7 58.8 59.0 59.2 59.4 59.7 59.9 60.1
Percent Change 0.6% -0.1% 0.6% -0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.2%
Federal Government 7.5 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2
Percent Change -2.9% -2.9% 0.6% -0.7% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
State & Local Government 50.3 50.9 51.0 51.3 50.9 51.1 51.4 51.5 51.7 51.9 52.1 52.4 52.6 52.7
Percent Change 1.2% 0.3% 0.6% -0.7% 0.3% 0.6% 0.1% 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
State Government 13.6 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.5
Percent Change -1.0% 0.9% 0.1% -0.5% -0.3% -0.1% -0.1% -0.1% -0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Local Government 36.7 37.4 37.4 37.7 37.4 37.6 37.9 38.0 38.3 38.5 38.7 39.0 39.2 39.3
Percent Change 2.0% 0.1% 0.7% -0.8% 0.5% 0.8% 0.2% 0.8% 0.5% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 0.3%


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