HOUSEHOLD DATA 
ANNUAL AVERAGES 

18.  Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic origin

(Numbers in thousands)

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                                                                                          |
                                                                                          |              1995
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                                                                                          |        |
                                         Industry                                         |        |   Percent of total:
                                                                                          | Total  |
                                                                                                    ________________________
                                                                                          |employed|       |       |
                                                                                          |        | Women | Black |Hispanic
                                                                                          |        |       |       | origin
                                                                                          |        |       |       |
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                                                                                          |        |       |       |
    Total, 16 years and over..............................................................| 124,900|   46.1|   10.6|     8.9
                                                                                          |        |       |       |
Agriculture...............................................................................|   3,440|   25.6|    2.9|    17.5
  Agricultural production, crops..........................................................|   1,046|   24.6|    2.9|    28.6
  Agricultural production, livestock......................................................|   1,304|   26.0|    1.0|     5.2
  Veterinary services.....................................................................|     170|   68.7|     .5|     3.5
  Landscape and horticultural services....................................................|     743|   11.1|    6.7|    24.9
  Agricultural services, n.e.c............................................................|     177|   48.3|    3.9|    25.7
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Mining....................................................................................|     627|   13.4|    3.8|     5.8
  Metal mining............................................................................|      66|   10.2|     .7|     7.3
  Coal mining.............................................................................|     115|    7.2|    3.1|      .9
  Oil and gas extraction..................................................................|     337|   16.2|    3.9|     7.4
  Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel...........................................|     109|   13.5|    6.4|     4.7
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Construction..............................................................................|   7,668|    9.9|    6.6|    10.4
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Manufacturing.............................................................................|  20,493|   31.6|   10.4|    10.2
  Durable goods...........................................................................|  12,015|   25.7|    8.5|     8.8
    Lumber and wood products, except furniture............................................|     816|   13.2|    9.3|     8.0
      Logging.............................................................................|     169|    7.2|   12.1|      .5
      Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork...............................................|     411|   13.5|    8.5|     8.0
      Wood buildings and mobile homes.....................................................|      87|   12.0|   10.8|    10.4
      Miscellaneous wood products.........................................................|     150|   19.8|    7.3|    15.0
    Furniture and fixtures................................................................|     645|   30.6|    8.1|    11.4
    Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products.............................................|     586|   22.9|    7.9|     8.8
      Glass and glass products............................................................|     193|   30.5|    8.5|     6.4
      Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products......................................|     213|   11.4|    7.5|    10.4
      Structural clay, pottery, and related products......................................|      83|   36.6|    9.8|    10.7
      Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products................................|      98|   21.6|    6.2|     8.8
    Metal industries......................................................................|   2,118|   19.0|    9.5|    11.0
      Primary metal industries............................................................|     788|   15.3|   11.1|     8.7
        Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling, and finishing mills..........................|     349|   11.1|   12.6|     6.8
        Iron and steel foundries..........................................................|     114|    9.6|   16.0|     6.4
        Primary aluminum industries.......................................................|     138|   18.3|    7.7|    13.1
        Other primary metal industries....................................................|     187|   24.3|    7.7|    10.5
      Fabricated metal industries.........................................................|   1,331|   21.2|    8.6|    12.3
        Cutlery, hand tools, and general hardware.........................................|     136|   33.1|    7.8|     9.4
        Fabricated structural metal products..............................................|     507|   17.6|    7.0|    12.8
        Screw machine products............................................................|      53|   23.6|    7.2|    10.1
        Metal forging and stampings.......................................................|     159|   20.6|    6.7|     8.9
        Ordnance..........................................................................|      53|   31.8|   17.6|    13.9
        Miscellaneous and not specified fabricated metal products.........................|     423|   20.4|   10.4|    13.9
    Machinery and computing equipment.....................................................|   2,401|   21.9|    5.6|     5.6
      Engines and turbines................................................................|      59|   20.9|   13.4|     3.3
      Farm machinery and equipment........................................................|     114|   22.0|    6.8|     5.3
      Construction and material handling machines.........................................|     242|   13.4|    3.5|     4.3
      Metal working machinery.............................................................|     320|   18.8|    3.4|     4.0
      Computers and related equipment.....................................................|     502|   32.7|    6.9|     6.1
    Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies.........................................|   1,849|   38.4|    9.2|     9.7
      Household appliances................................................................|     118|   42.9|   17.6|     7.6
      Radio, T.V., and communication equipment............................................|     404|   37.7|    9.6|    10.1
      Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c. and not specified.............|   1,327|   38.3|    8.3|     9.7
    Transportation equipment..............................................................|   2,213|   21.0|   11.3|     6.7
      Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment..........................................|   1,242|   22.3|   12.8|     5.1
      Aircraft and parts..................................................................|     407|   19.9|    7.8|     8.9
      Ship and boat building and repairing................................................|     177|   14.4|   19.8|     4.1
      Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts..........................................|     289|   23.9|    5.2|    11.7
      Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment...................................|      68|   11.2|    7.5|    10.7
    Professional and photographic equipment, and watches..................................|     729|   36.5|    6.3|     7.8
      Scientific and controlling instruments..............................................|     212|   31.3|    3.6|     7.1
      Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies...............................|     384|   43.4|    6.3|    10.5
      Photographic equipment and supplies.................................................|     128|   24.1|   10.9|     1.3
    Toys, amusements, and sporting goods..................................................|     173|   44.4|    8.2|    13.9
    Miscellaneous and not specified manufacturing industries..............................|     484|   41.1|    7.0|    18.0
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HOUSEHOLD DATA 
ANNUAL AVERAGES 

18.  Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic origin-Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

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                                                                                          |
                                                                                          |              1995
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                                                                                          |        |
                                         Industry                                         |        |   Percent of total:
                                                                                          | Total  |
                                                                                                    ________________________
                                                                                          |employed|       |       |
                                                                                          |        | Women | Black |Hispanic
                                                                                          |        |       |       | origin
                                                                                          |        |       |       |
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                                                                                          |        |       |       |
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  Nondurable goods........................................................................|   8,478|   40.0|   13.0|    12.2
    Food and kindred products.............................................................|   1,701|   32.2|   15.0|    17.8
      Meat products.......................................................................|     442|   35.8|   23.8|    25.2
      Dairy products......................................................................|     142|   24.8|   11.7|     8.3
      Canned, frozen, and preserved fruits and vegetables.................................|     223|   41.5|   11.1|    24.4
      Grain mill products.................................................................|     144|   24.2|    8.1|     5.4
      Bakery products.....................................................................|     235|   30.1|   14.9|    11.8
      Sugar and confectionary products....................................................|      99|   42.5|   10.4|    18.2
      Beverage industries.................................................................|     211|   19.9|   13.0|    15.4
      Miscellaneous and not specified food and kindred products...........................|     207|   34.8|   12.2|    19.2
    Tobacco manufactures..................................................................|      53|   30.8|   27.8|      .6
    Textile mill products.................................................................|     670|   44.8|   25.8|     6.4
      Knitting mills......................................................................|     112|   58.1|   17.4|    11.2
      Carpets and rugs....................................................................|      96|   39.3|   25.3|     8.7
      Yarn, thread, and fabric mills......................................................|     398|   43.1|   29.2|     3.5
    Apparel and other finished textile products...........................................|   1,011|   70.1|   15.0|    24.0
      Apparel and accessories, except knit................................................|     827|   70.9|   14.4|    25.7
      Miscellaneous fabricated textile products...........................................|     185|   66.1|   17.7|    16.7
    Paper and allied products.............................................................|     723|   24.8|   13.5|     8.5
      Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills...................................................|     299|   16.3|   10.7|     6.0
      Miscellaneous paper and pulp products...............................................|     216|   35.2|   11.7|     8.5
      Paperboard containers and boxes.....................................................|     207|   26.3|   19.4|    12.2
    Printing, publishing, and allied products.............................................|   1,870|   44.1|    7.9|     7.5
      Newspaper publishing and printing...................................................|     491|   48.2|    8.4|     4.8
      Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers......................|   1,379|   42.6|    7.8|     8.4
    Chemicals and allied products.........................................................|   1,295|   33.2|   11.4|     8.4
      Plastics, synthetics, and resins....................................................|     175|   30.1|   10.1|    14.9
      Drugs...............................................................................|     319|   43.6|   10.7|     6.5
      Soaps and cosmetics.................................................................|     174|   52.1|   13.7|    12.9
      Paints, varnishes, and related products.............................................|      81|   22.1|   10.4|     9.4
      Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals..............................................|     504|   23.7|   12.3|     6.0
    Petroleum and coal products...........................................................|     181|   23.4|   10.2|    10.5
      Petroleum refining..................................................................|     151|   23.1|    9.1|    10.4
    Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products............................................|     830|   32.0|   10.6|    10.5
      Tires and inner tubes...............................................................|      88|   14.7|   13.5|     2.8
      Other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting............................|     155|   33.8|   10.7|    10.0
      Miscellaneous plastics products.....................................................|     587|   34.0|   10.1|    11.8
    Leather and leather products..........................................................|     144|   52.0|    6.9|    18.3
      Footwear, except rubber and plastic.................................................|      74|   52.9|    9.6|    11.9
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Transportation, communications, and other public utilities................................|   8,709|   28.9|   14.5|     7.7
  Transportation..........................................................................|   5,589|   27.2|   15.9|     8.3
    Railroads.............................................................................|     265|    9.5|   16.8|     5.3
    Bus service and urban transit.........................................................|     584|   32.6|   26.6|     9.0
    Taxicab service.......................................................................|     103|   12.4|   31.6|    10.3
    Trucking service......................................................................|   2,175|   15.0|   12.9|     7.9
    Warehousing and storage...............................................................|     153|   24.7|   20.4|    15.0
    U.S. Postal Service...................................................................|     875|   38.6|   21.8|     7.4
    Water transportation..................................................................|     176|   17.9|   12.2|     7.9
    Air transportation....................................................................|     831|   35.7|   12.7|     9.1
    Services incidental to transportation.................................................|     418|   62.8|    6.7|     9.4
  Communications..........................................................................|   1,607|   44.2|   12.3|     6.0
    Radio and television broadcasting and cable...........................................|     425|   41.5|   10.3|     6.5
    Telephone communications..............................................................|   1,154|   45.5|   13.2|     5.9
  Utilities and sanitary services.........................................................|   1,512|   18.5|   11.5|     7.2
    Electric light and power..............................................................|     636|   19.7|    8.7|     6.4
    Gas and steam supply systems..........................................................|     174|   25.6|   13.5|     5.0
    Electric and gas, and other combinations..............................................|     151|   25.3|   11.7|     8.8
    Water supply and irrigation...........................................................|     222|   14.3|   12.2|     7.1
    Sanitary services.....................................................................|     316|   11.3|   15.2|     9.7
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Wholesale and retail trade................................................................|  26,071|   47.2|    8.6|     9.8
  Wholesale trade.........................................................................|   4,986|   29.2|    6.3|     9.7
    Durable goods.........................................................................|   2,644|   26.5|    5.7|     7.9
      Motor vehicles and equipment........................................................|     226|   24.6|    6.5|     5.3
      Furniture and home furnishings......................................................|      93|   23.5|    7.0|    14.1
      Lumber and construction materials...................................................|     215|   20.4|    6.4|     7.5
      Professional and commercial equipment and supplies..................................|     399|   34.3|    5.3|     6.1
      Metals and minerals, except petroleum...............................................|      97|   19.1|    8.3|    14.1
      Electrical goods....................................................................|     300|   32.6|    4.7|     7.0
      Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies.............................................|     285|   21.8|    3.9|     6.7
      Machinery, equipment, and supplies..................................................|     652|   27.7|    3.6|     4.9
      Scrap and waste materials...........................................................|     238|   13.9|   12.1|    17.3
      Miscellaneous wholesale trade, durable goods........................................|     140|   35.2|    6.0|    12.6
    Nondurable goods......................................................................|   2,342|   32.3|    6.9|    11.8
      Paper and paper products............................................................|     129|   34.9|    6.7|     7.9
      Drugs, chemicals, and allied products...............................................|     195|   39.3|    5.7|     8.1
      Apparel, fabrics, and notions.......................................................|     167|   52.8|    8.2|    21.0
      Groceries and related products......................................................|     930|   26.4|    8.8|    15.6
      Farm products-raw materials.........................................................|      80|   24.9|    1.1|     3.4
      Petroleum products..................................................................|     121|   31.1|    8.7|     1.9
      Alcoholic beverages.................................................................|     127|   16.1|    3.7|     9.7
      Farm supplies.......................................................................|     151|   26.9|    2.5|     2.5
      Miscellaneous nondurable goods and not specified wholesale trade....................|     441|   41.1|    6.1|    10.9
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  Retail trade............................................................................|  21,086|   51.5|    9.1|     9.8
    Lumber and building material retailing................................................|     548|   27.1|    4.4|     5.6
    Hardware stores.......................................................................|     242|   33.2|    5.1|     6.5
    Retail nurseries and garden stores....................................................|     112|   40.1|    4.7|    11.6
    Department stores.....................................................................|   2,255|   68.8|   12.4|    10.1
    Variety stores........................................................................|     134|   69.5|   16.4|     8.5
    Miscellaneous general merchandise stores..............................................|     148|   67.0|    8.7|    11.7
    Grocery stores........................................................................|   3,018|   50.4|    9.9|     9.4
    Retail bakeries.......................................................................|     179|   60.9|    5.0|    16.0
    Food stores, n.e.c....................................................................|     200|   51.6|    9.1|     9.8
    Motor vehicle dealers.................................................................|   1,197|   19.0|    5.3|     7.3
    Auto and home supply stores...........................................................|     429|   16.3|    8.2|     9.7
    Gasoline service stations.............................................................|     357|   32.5|    7.8|     6.4
    Miscellaneous vehicle dealers.........................................................|     107|   21.2|    1.5|     5.0
    Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe.............................................|     783|   75.9|   11.7|    10.0
    Shoe stores...........................................................................|     163|   56.2|   20.3|     9.6
    Furniture and home furnishings stores.................................................|     597|   39.2|    7.1|     7.0
    Household appliance stores............................................................|      89|   30.8|    3.4|     8.4
    Radio, TV, and computer stores........................................................|     428|   31.4|    6.2|     5.4
                                                                                          |        |       |       |
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See footnotes at end of table.


HOUSEHOLD DATA 
ANNUAL AVERAGES 

18.  Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic origin-Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

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                                                                                          |
                                                                                          |              1995
                                                                                          |
                                                                                           _________________________________
                                                                                          |        |
                                         Industry                                         |        |   Percent of total:
                                                                                          | Total  |
                                                                                                    ________________________
                                                                                          |employed|       |       |
                                                                                          |        | Women | Black |Hispanic
                                                                                          |        |       |       | origin
                                                                                          |        |       |       |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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    Music stores..........................................................................|     138|   39.5|   10.1|    10.0
    Eating and drinking places............................................................|   6,282|   53.4|   10.8|    13.4
    Drug stores...........................................................................|     567|   63.4|    7.5|     5.9
    Liquor stores.........................................................................|     119|   37.1|    8.7|     3.9
    Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores............................................|     391|   47.9|    3.9|     4.8
    Book and stationery stores............................................................|     245|   55.5|   11.4|     5.6
    Jewelry stores........................................................................|     176|   62.3|    4.3|    10.1
    Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops.....................................................|     212|   82.6|    4.4|     7.2
    Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores............................................|      47|   84.5|    3.1|    11.6
    Catalog and mail order houses.........................................................|     167|   70.6|    6.5|     6.8
    Vending machine operators.............................................................|      78|   24.4|    4.2|     8.6
    Direct selling establishments.........................................................|     393|   74.0|    5.7|     8.3
    Fuel dealers..........................................................................|     127|   31.0|    5.8|     4.0
    Retail florists.......................................................................|     207|   71.6|    4.4|     3.5
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Finance, insurance, and real estate.......................................................|   7,983|   58.3|    9.3|     6.7
  Banking.................................................................................|   1,865|   71.7|   11.8|     6.7
  Savings institutions, including credit unions...........................................|     298|   79.7|    7.2|     7.5
  Credit agencies, n.e.c..................................................................|     568|   58.7|   12.3|     7.5
  Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies.................................|     762|   38.6|    6.3|     5.2
  Insurance...............................................................................|   2,357|   60.3|    8.7|     5.3
  Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices....................................|   2,135|   48.2|    8.6|     8.4
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Services..................................................................................|  43,953|   61.9|   12.0|     7.9
  Private households......................................................................|     971|   89.6|   18.3|    23.2
  Other service industries................................................................|  42,982|   61.3|   11.8|     7.6
    Business, automobile, and repair services.............................................|   7,526|   36.5|   11.3|    10.2
      Advertising.........................................................................|     267|   52.3|    3.8|     7.0
      Services to dwellings and other buildings...........................................|     829|   47.7|   16.6|    20.6
      Personnel supply services...........................................................|     853|   59.4|   19.6|     9.0
      Computer and data processing services...............................................|   1,136|   34.8|    8.2|     3.9
      Detective and protective services...................................................|     506|   20.4|   22.7|     9.2
      Business services, n.e.c............................................................|   1,748|   51.4|    8.6|     8.1
      Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers......................................|     163|   30.9|   13.8|     7.2
      Automobile parking and carwashes....................................................|     204|   18.2|   22.0|    24.6
      Automotive repair and related services..............................................|   1,092|   10.2|    7.0|    11.8
      Electrical repair shops.............................................................|     132|   19.0|    7.2|    10.9
      Miscellaneous repair services.......................................................|     595|   14.1|    4.4|    10.5
                                                                                          |        |       |       |
    Personal services, except private household...........................................|   3,404|   63.4|   13.1|    13.1
      Hotels and motels...................................................................|   1,359|   56.0|   16.6|    17.0
      Lodging places, except hotels and motels............................................|     136|   52.6|    5.0|     5.4
      Laundry, cleaning, and garment services.............................................|     495|   54.2|   15.1|    21.6
      Beauty shops........................................................................|     867|   90.7|   10.1|     8.4
      Barber shops........................................................................|      85|   12.7|   26.4|    11.3
      Funeral service and crematories.....................................................|      94|   31.5|    5.7|     2.5
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    Entertainment and recreation services.................................................|   2,238|   43.6|    8.1|     7.9
      Theaters and motion pictures........................................................|     598|   37.9|    9.3|     8.7
      Video tape rental...................................................................|     119|   67.1|    5.5|     8.1
      Bowling centers.....................................................................|      58|   46.0|    3.1|     6.8
      Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services.................................|   1,464|   43.8|    8.1|     7.6
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    Professional and related services.....................................................|  29,661|   68.9|   12.1|     6.2
      Hospitals...........................................................................|   4,961|   76.1|   16.2|     6.0
      Health services, except hospitals...................................................|   5,967|   79.1|   13.5|     6.8
        Offices and clinics of physicians.................................................|   1,512|   73.9|    4.5|     6.7
        Offices and clinics of dentists...................................................|     644|   77.3|    2.1|     7.4
        Offices and clinics of chiropractors..............................................|      99|   62.1|    1.0|     4.3
        Offices and clinics of optometrists...............................................|      73|   64.5|    2.2|     7.6
        Offices and clinics of health practitioners, n.e.c................................|      96|   71.0|   10.4|     3.6
        Nursing and personal care facilities..............................................|   1,718|   86.9|   24.0|     6.2
        Health services, n.e.c............................................................|   1,826|   78.5|   16.5|     7.5
      Educational services................................................................|   9,894|   68.4|   11.2|     6.6
        Elementary and secondary schools..................................................|   6,653|   74.6|   11.7|     7.3
        Colleges and universities.........................................................|   2,768|   52.9|   10.3|     5.2
        Vocational schools................................................................|      78|   59.1|   12.2|     3.1
        Libraries.........................................................................|     170|   81.4|   10.5|     3.4
        Educational services, n.e.c.......................................................|     224|   70.3|    5.2|     4.9
      Social services.....................................................................|   2,979|   80.8|   17.5|     7.7
        Job training and vocational rehabilitation services...............................|     225|   61.0|   14.2|     5.5
        Child day care services...........................................................|     831|   96.0|   16.3|     7.5
        Family child care homes...........................................................|     495|   97.2|   10.2|     8.8
        Residential care facilities, without nursing......................................|     424|   67.5|   21.1|     6.1
        Social services, n.e.c............................................................|   1,004|   70.1|   21.4|     8.6
      Other professional services.........................................................|   5,860|   47.3|    6.2|     4.5
        Legal services....................................................................|   1,335|   55.7|    5.7|     4.8
        Museums, art galleries, and zoos..................................................|     101|   60.8|   13.1|     4.1
        Labor unions......................................................................|      70|   34.4|   10.5|     7.3
        Religious organizations...........................................................|     893|   48.7|    7.9|     5.5
        Membership organizations, n.e.c...................................................|     349|   64.5|   12.2|     3.2
        Engineering, architectural, and surveying services................................|     787|   21.9|    3.0|     5.1
        Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services....................................|     693|   56.6|    5.9|     4.3
        Research, development, and testing services.......................................|     590|   43.7|    6.3|     4.5
        Management and public relations services..........................................|     761|   42.1|    5.6|     3.3
        Miscellaneous professional and related services...................................|     281|   50.9|    3.1|     1.8
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    Forestry and fisheries................................................................|     152|   20.0|    4.8|     8.6
      Forestry............................................................................|      71|   28.6|    6.8|    10.5
      Fishing, hunting, and trapping......................................................|      81|   12.4|    3.1|     6.9
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Public administration.....................................................................|   5,957|   44.1|   16.9|     6.1
  Executive and legislative offices.......................................................|     162|   64.9|    5.6|     6.2
  General government, n.e.c...............................................................|     620|   52.1|   18.3|     5.6
  Justice, public order, and safety.......................................................|   2,298|   31.7|   14.1|     6.7
  Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy...........................................|     374|   60.3|   14.3|     4.8
  Administration of human resources programs..............................................|     858|   67.5|   26.0|     7.6
  Administration of environmental quality and housing programs............................|     272|   38.1|   16.7|     2.2
  Administration of economic programs.....................................................|     589|   43.9|   14.3|     6.3
  National security and international affairs.............................................|     783|   38.8|   19.4|     5.2
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   NOTE:  N.e.c. is an abbreviation for "not elsewhere
classified" and designates broad categories of industries
which cannot be more specifically identified. Generally,
data for industries with fewer than 50,000 employed are
not published separately but are included in the totals
for the appropriate categories shown.  Data for 1994 are
not directly comparable with data for 1993 and earlier
years.  For additional information, see "Revisions in the
Current Population Survey Effective January 1994" in the
February 1994 issue of Employment and Earnings.
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