Table 4

 Annual number of private, non-farm employees by detailed industrial sector in thousands, change in case-mix between 1992–2003 high-risk vs low-risk industries

Year% High-risk industries% Low-risk industriesHigh-risk industries
Natural resources and miningConstructionManufacturingTransportation and warehousingUtilities
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Survey (available at http://www.bls.gov/ces/home.htm).
Survey includes 160 000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 400 000 individual worksites.
*In 2003, BLS stopped using the SIC codes and began using NAICS codes. The new system does not include contract and temporary labour under manufacturing.
199229.2%70.8%6894608167993462726
199328.8%71.2%6664779167743554711
199428.6%71.4%6595095170213701689
199528.3%71.7%6415274172413838666
199627.9%72.1%6375536172373935640
199727.7%72.3%6545813174194027621
199827.5%72.5%6456149175604168613
199927.0%73.0%5986545173224300609
200026.7%73.3%5996787172634410601
200126.1%73.9%6066826164414372599
200225.2%74.8%5836716152594224596
200324.5%75.5%5726735145104185577
Change 1992–2002−4.7%4.7%−15.4%45.7%−9.2%22.0%−17.9%