The illness rate also declined
significantly for goods-producing
industries, while the illness rate
for service-providing industries did
not change significantly from 2005
to 2006.
Illness rates have been higher in
goods-producing industries than
in service-providing industries for
each of the last 4 years.
Rates for illness estimates are
calculated per 10,000 full-time
employees. Rates for injuries and
illnesses (together) and rates for
injuries alone are calculated per
100 full-time employees.
C H A R T 1 4
Nonfatal occupational illness rates
among private industry
workplaces declined in 2006 to
24.6 cases per 10,000 full-time
employees, compared with 26.7
cases in 2005.
Total recordable nonfatal occupational illness incidence
rates in goods-producing industries, service-providing
industries, and total private industry, 2003–06
2003
2004
2005
2006
30.7
27.9
Total private
industry
26.7
24.6
58.6
53.5
Goods-producing
industries
48.5
42.6
21.6
19.6
Service-providing
industries
19.6
18.8
0
10
20
30
40
50
Incidence rate per 10,000 full-time workers
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, October 2007
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