Table 1: Employment by Industry
1988 and 1998

	Employment		Change		Percent of New Jobs
Total	180,957	220,665	39,708	21.9%
Agriculture	1,957	3,211	1,254	64.1%	3.2%
Mining	18,088	16,836	-1,252	-6.9%	-3.2%
Construction	10,232	15,983	5,751	56.2%	14.5%
Manufacturing	8,757	10,932	2,175	24.8%	5.5%
TCPU*	11,746	11,107	-639	-5.4%	-1.6%
Wholesale Trade	7,086	7,791	705	9.9%	1.8%
Retail Trade	35,404	45,074	9,670	27.3%	24.4%
FIRE**	7,363	8,545	1,182	16.1%	3.0%
Services	31,307	48,106	16,799	53.7%	42.3%
Federal Government	7,640	7,113	-527	-6.9%	-1.3%
State Government	11,224	11,548	324	2.9%	0.8%
Local Government	30,153	34,419	4,266	14.1%	10.7%

* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.

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