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Portcolumbus From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 1612 posts, RR: 4
Posted (10 years 9 months 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1052 times:

Which industry as a whole employs the most people? Is it trucking?

Trying to find something online, no dice.

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Jgo From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2001, 68 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (10 years 9 months 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1030 times:

defence i reckon (think of the number of troops, officers, support staff ....)

Mcdougald From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (10 years 9 months 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 1016 times:

Restaurants and retail would have to be among the largest, if not the largest.

McDonald's has been known to boast that it alone has 1.5 million employees worldwide.

Manni From South Korea, joined Nov 2001, 4221 posts, RR: 23
Reply 3, posted (10 years 9 months 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 983 times:

Railways perhaps.

the Indian railways employ more than a million people.

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Portcolumbus From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 1612 posts, RR: 4
Reply 4, posted (10 years 9 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 983 times:

Well, there are about 4 millions truckers alone in the United States, not including dispatchers, maintenance, truck stop employees, etc.

KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76
Reply 5, posted (10 years 9 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 975 times:

If the proposed merger between Chad Thomas Industries and The Lee Miller Corporation goes through, they will have at least a few million employees.

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Delta-flyer From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 2676 posts, RR: 7
Reply 6, posted (10 years 9 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 967 times:

You may want to start here ... Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industries at a Glance...

http://www.bls.gov/iag/iaghome.htm

Good luck!

Pete

Haveric From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 1247 posts, RR: 5
Reply 7, posted (10 years 9 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 958 times:

I would think that the industry with the most number of workers is government.

United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7159 posts, RR: 8
Reply 8, posted (10 years 9 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 952 times:

I heard somewhere that the auto industry employs 14% of workers-hey that's me Smile

'Empathy was yesterday...Today, you're wasting my Mother-F'ing time' - Heat.

Delta-flyer From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 2676 posts, RR: 7
Reply 9, posted (10 years 9 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 954 times:

Government (including all levels) is third
Auto industry is a subset on manufacturing, is fourth

From Bureau of Labor Statistics .....

Industry, 2000 Employment (USA):
Services 37.7 million
Retail Trade 23.3 million
Government 19.9 million
Manufacturing 18.4 million
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 7.4 million
Wholesale Trade 7.0 million
Transportation and Public Utilities 6.8 million
Construction 6.6 million
Mining 0.5 million

Pete

Portcolumbus From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 1612 posts, RR: 4
Reply 10, posted (10 years 9 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 943 times:

Ah, that's what I needed Delta-flyer, thanks.

LOT767-300ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (10 years 9 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 941 times:

19.9 million in government?

That seams a tad too low as I estimate there are at least 20 million cops/security personell around ORD Smile

United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7159 posts, RR: 8
Reply 12, posted (10 years 9 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 925 times:

Ha! And that's just the ArgenNOTSObrights that push the wheelchairs with a glazed look in thier eyes..........

'Empathy was yesterday...Today, you're wasting my Mother-F'ing time' - Heat.

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