Employment in Manufacturing
Year Employed
All values are approximations.
1980 2,075,000
1982 1,875,000
1984 1,950,000
1986 2,050,000
1988 2,100,000
1990 2,000,000
1992 1,825,000
1994 1,825,000
1996 1,925,000
1998 2,150,000
2000 2,300,000
2002 2,350,000
2004 2,300,000

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