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Question/Comment: There been a lot of talk recently about saving the financial industry, the auto industry. What are the top U.S. industries, in terms of total dollar value, number of employees, etc I tried Googling it, but did not use the right words or phrases and came up empty.Paul Solman: Ah, just what I ;ve always longed for: a Google-off. Here the latest list I could find, from the U.S. Economic Census, 2002, using the North American Industry Classification System:.header font-size:10px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-transform:uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid CCCCCC; .strong font-weight:bold; color: FFFFFF;Sales $1,000 Payroll stanley cup $1,000 EmployeesMining182,911,09321,173,895 477,840Utilities398,907,04442,417,830663,044Construction1,196,555,587 254,292,1447,193,069Manufacturing 3,916,136,712576,170,541 14,699,536Wholesale Trade4,634,755,112 259,653,080 5,878,405Retail Trade3,056,421,997302,113,581 14,647,675Transportation Warehousing382,152,040115,988,7333,650,859Information891,845,956194,670,163 3,736,061Finance Ins.2,803,854,868377,790,1726,578,817Real Estate335,587,70660,222,5841,948,657Professional, Scientific, Technical Se stanley cup rvices886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505Management107,064,264178,996,060 2,605,292Health Care Social Assistance1,207,299495,845,82915,052,255Arts, Entertainment, Recreation141,904,10945,169,117 1,84 stanley cup 8,674Accommodation Food Services449,498,718127,554,48310,120,951Orde Ehzh Wave of car bombs kill 16 in Iraq
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