Nearly a quarter of private-sector jobs in the United States
were in the trade, transportation, and utilities industry.
··In 2008, there were 113,188,643 jobs in the private sector.
··Eighty percent of private-sector employment
was in service-providing industries.
1 Private-sector employment by industry, 2008
FIGURE
Millions of workers
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Natural
resources and
mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade,
transportation,
and utilities
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and business
services
Education
and health
services
Leisure and
hospitality
Other
services
Nonclassifiable
establishments
Industry
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 2008 • 1
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