Table 3: Major Industry Employment Changes after One Year in Business for Eight Quarters

(For Start-up Firms from 1992 4Q - 1993 3Q)


Industries Lost Employment Same Level Employment Gain Employment Uncertain Total Percent
(No. of Firms) (%) (No. of Firms) (%) (No. of Firms) (%) (No. of Firms) (%) (No. of Firms) (%)
Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing 10 16.9% 14 23.7% 22 37.3% 13 22.0% 59 4.1%
Mining 2 3.7% 15 27.8% 19 35.2% 18 33.3% 54 3.7%
Construction 18 5.9% 47 15.4% 87 28.4% 154 50.3% 306 21.1%
Manufacturing 3 10.7% 3 10.7% 12 42.9% 10 35.7% 28 1.9%
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, or Sanitary Services 3 4.2% 19 26.8% 24 33.8% 25 35.2% 71 4.9%
Wholesale Trade 2 2.6% 30 39.5% 19 25.0% 25 32.9% 76 5.2%
Retail Trade 37 13.8% 43 16.0% 110 40.9% 79 29.4% 269 18.5%
Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate 7 8.0% 32 36.8% 25 28.7% 23 26.4% 87 6.0%
Services 44 8.9% 138 27.8% 142 28.6% 172 34.7% 496 34.2%
Public Administration 1 16.7% 4 66.7% 1 16.7% 0 0.0% 6 0.4%
Total: 127 345 461 519 1,452
Percent: 8.7% 23.8% 31.7% 35.7% 100.0%



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