Employment By Industry, 1970-1987, & By Selected Characteristics:1987 [In thousands, except percent.] ______________1987_______________ ____________________%____________ Industry 1970 1980 Total Female Black Hispanic(1)
Total Employed 78,678 99,303 112,440 44.8 10.1 6.9
Agriculture 3,463 3,364 3,208 20.7 5.1 12.4
Mining 516 979 818 15.0 3.8 6.7
Construction 4,818 6,215 7,456 8.9 7.2 7.2
Manufacturing 20,746 21,942 20,935 32.8 10.3 8.2
Transportation,
communication,
& other public
utilities 5,320 6,525 7,880 26.9 13.3 6.0
Wholesale & re-
tail trade 15,008 20,191 23,392 47.4 8.0 7.1
Wholesale trade 2,672 3,920 4,580 28.0 5.8 7.0
Retail trade 12,336 16,270 18,812 52.2 8.5 7.2
Finance, insurance,
real estate 3,945 5,993 7,763 59.3 7.9 5.7
Banking & other
finances 1,697 2,568 3,421 64.9 8.1 6.0
Insurance &
real estate 2,248 3,425 4,372 54.9 7.7 5.5
Services(2) 20,385 28,752 35,743 61.6 11.6 6.2
Business services(2) 1,403 2,361 4,306 48.8 11.4 6.6
Advertising 147 191 293 53.6 5.3 4.6
Services to
dwellings &
buildings (NA) 370 675 45.9 18.7 13.7
Personnel supply
services (NA) 235 640 72.5 20.9 6.3
Business manage-
ment/consulting (NA) 307 460 50.0 5.1 2.8
Computer & data
processing (NA) 221 663 50.2 6.6 3.2
Detective/protect-
ive services (NA) 213 371 20.7 23.0 8.2
Automobile services 600 952 1,271 13.5 8.3 9.7
Personal services(2) 4,276 3,839 4,598 72.3 14.4 9.6