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Annual Average Covered Employment 
by Major Industry Division
1978 - Present
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Year

Total*

Agriculture,
Forestry & Fisheries

Mining

Contract
Construction

Mfg.

TCPU

Wholesale
& Retail
Trade

FIRE

Services

State
& Local
Government

2002

458,212

3,702

223

18,966

64,796

16,158

109,380

31,753

156,847

54,133

2001

458,238

3,599

231

18,548

69,896

16,741

107,517

30,731

155,455

53,268

2000

456,700

3,481

223

18,340

72,679

16,447

109,217

28,995

153,616

51,980

1999

446,422

3,326

226

17,666

74,969

15,947

104,099

27,926

150,113

50,752

1998

437,544

3,117

193

15,718

78,352

15,653

98,898

27,114

147,314

49,753

1997

430,520

2,971

181

14,524

79,661

15,129

98,503

25,090

143,208

49,685

1996

423,694

2,923

162

13,873

81,847

14,765

96,839

23,910

139,353

49,009

1995

422,701

2,743

169

13,349

84,885

14,480

97,713

23,591

136,093

48,738

1994

417,175

2,587

182

13,123

87,295

14,608

94,746

24,237

130,496

48,873

1993

414,046

2,514

174

12,538

88,022

14,079

93,097

24,230

128,523

49,334

1992

409,277

2,502

187

12,223

89,346

14,423

90,810

24,395

125,734

48,883

1991

408,846

2,539

116

13,545

91,995

14,142

89,427

25,362

123,894

47,694

1990

434,785

2,704

147

18,754

100,040

15,501

98,096

26,831

124,067

48,645

1989

448,790

2,758

144

20,221

108,286

15,237

107,238

26,562

120,966

47,378

1988

446,318

2,781

171

21,237

112,393

15,369

105,574

26,935

115,595

46,263

1987

437,942

3,078

174

19,608

116,299

15,313

103,292

25,658

109,947

44,573

1986

427,128

3,102

137

17,375

118,877

14,210

99,306

24,813

104,373

44,935

1985

414,720

3,011

136

15,182

119,426

13,592

94,495

23,314

100,592

44,972

1984

402,627

2,843

143

13,259

121,888

13,116

88,647

22,388

94,897

45,446

1983

381,687

2,587

137

11,600

116,113

13,005

83,542

21,388

88,300

45,015

1982

376,222

2,420

236

11,354

116,890

12,776

80,675

21,024

85,435

45,412

1981

387,702

2,310

197

11,719

127,541

12,548

81,000

20,992

84,403

46,992

1980

388,338

2,281

179

12,656

129,081

12,336

80,940

20,847

82,231

47,787

1979

390,305

2,264

234

14,101

133,104

12,697

80,697

20,763

78,649

47,796

1978

383,648

2,236

207

13,501

134,654

12,647

79,425

19,993

74,217

46,768

TCPU = Transportation, Communication, and Public Utilities
FIRE = Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

* Major Industry division data may not add to Total since sufficient information is not always available to assign new companies a Standard Industry Classification Code. Total does not include Federal Government employment.

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