There were 249,000 newly
reported cases of
occupational illness.
Service-providing industries accounted for approximately 53 percent of these
cases, while goods-producing industries made up 47 percent.
Manufacturing and health care and social assistance accounted for nearly 61
percent of reported occupational illnesses in 2004.
Agriculture, forestry,
fishing and hunting
1.2%
Other services
Mining
1.4%
0.3%
Leisure and hospitality
5.3%
Construction
3.5%
Health care and social
assistance
18.4%
Education services
0.7%
Manufacturing
42.2%
Professional and
Business services
6.6%
Financial activities
3.4%
Information
1.7%
Utilities
1.3%
Transportation and
warehousing
Retail trade
4.1%
6.9%
Wholesale trade
2.9%
249.0 thousand total illness cases
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, November 2005