United States Nonagricultural Employment

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U.S. Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment1 by Major Sector* (000s)
1990 to 2008            
  2008p 2007r 2006 2005 2004 2003
Total 137,066 137,598 136,086 133,703 131,435 129,999
   Mining & Logging2 774 724 684 628 591 572
   Construction 7,215 7,630 7,691 7,336 6,976 6,735
   Manufacturing 13,431 13,879 14,155 14,226 14,315 14,510
   Wholesale Trade 5,964 6,015 5,905 5,764 5,663 5,608
   Retail Trade 15,356 15,520 15,353 15,280 15,058 14,917
   Transportation & Warehousing 4,505 4,541 4,470 4,361 4,249 4,185
   Utilities 560 553 549 554 564 577
   Information 2,997 3,032 3,038 3,061 3,118 3,188
   Financial Activities 8,146 8,301 8,328 8,153 8,031 7,977
   Professional & Business Serv. 17,778 17,942 17,566 16,954 16,394 15,987
   Educational & Health Services 18,855 18,322 17,826 17,372 16,953 16,588
   Leisure & Hospitality 13,459 13,427 13,110 12,816 12,493 12,173
   Other Services 5,528 5,494 5,438 5,395 5,409 5,401
   Government 22,500 22,218 21,974 21,804 21,621 21,583
             
  2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Total 130,341 131,826 131,785 128,993 125,930 122,776
   Mining & Logging2 583 606 599 598 645 654
   Construction 6,716 6,826 6,787 6,545 6,149 5,813
   Manufacturing 15,259 16,441 17,263 17,322 17,560 17,419
   Wholesale Trade 5,652 5,773 5,933 5,893 5,795 5,664
   Retail Trade 15,025 15,239 15,280 14,970 14,609 14,389
   Transportation & Warehousing 4,224 4,372 4,410 4,300 4,168 4,027
   Utilities 596 599 601 609 613 621
   Information 3,395 3,629 3,630 3,419 3,218 3,084
   Financial Activities 7,847 7,808 7,687 7,648 7,462 7,178
   Professional & Business Serv. 15,976 16,476 16,666 15,957 15,147 14,335
   Educational & Health Services 16,199 15,645 15,109 14,798 14,446 14,087
   Leisure & Hospitality 11,986 12,036 11,862 11,543 11,232 11,018
   Other Services 5,372 5,258 5,168 5,087 4,976 4,825
   Government 21,513 21,118 20,790 20,307 19,909 19,664
  1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Total 119,708 117,298 114,291 110,844 108,726 108,375 109,487
   Mining & Logging2 637 641 659 666 689 739 765
   Construction 5,536 5,274 5,095 4,779 4,608 4,780 5,263
   Manufacturing 17,237 17,241 17,020 16,774 16,799 17,068 17,695
   Wholesale Trade 5,522 5,433 5,247 5,093 5,110 5,185 5,268
   Retail Trade 14,143 13,897 13,491 13,021 12,828 12,896 13,182
   Transportation & Warehousing 3,935 3,838 3,701 3,554 3,462 3,463 3,476
   Utilities 640 666 689 711 726 736 740
   Information 2,940 2,843 2,738 2,668 2,641 2,677 2,688
   Financial Activities 6,969 6,827 6,867 6,709 6,540 6,558 6,614
   Professional & Business Serv. 13,462 12,844 12,174 11,495 10,970 10,714 10,848
   Educational & Health Services 13,683 13,289 12,807 12,303 11,891 11,506 10,984
   Leisure & Hospitality 10,777 10,501 10,100 9,732 9,437 9,256 9,288
   Other Services 4,690 4,572 4,428 4,350 4,240 4,249 4,261
   Government 19,539 19,432 19,275 18,989 18,787 18,545 18,415
*   Detail may not add to totals because of rounding.
p   Preliminary.
r   Revised.
1   Nonagricultural wage and salary employment is on a place of work basis and excludes proprietors,
     farm workers and unpaid family workers.
2   Formerly Natural Resources & Mining.
Source:  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Table prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico.