Freight Facts and Figures 2009
Table 1-1. Economic and Social Characteristics of the United States: 1980-2007 (Historical)
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| 1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent change,
1980 to 2007 |
| Resident population (thousands) |
226,546 |
248,791 |
(R) 282,171 |
(R) 285,039 |
(R) 287,726 |
(R) 290,210 |
(R) 292,892 |
(R) 295,560 |
(R) 298,362 |
301,290 |
33.0 |
| Households (thousands) |
80,776 |
93,347 |
104,705 |
108,209 |
109,297 |
111,278 |
112,000 |
113,343 |
114,384 |
116,011 |
43.6 |
| Median household income ($2000) |
35,057 |
38,257 |
41,990 |
41,082 |
40,612 |
40,553 |
40,468 |
(R) 40,864 |
41,168 |
41,454 |
18.2 |
| Civilian labor force (thousands) |
106,940 |
125,840 |
142,583 |
143,734 |
144,863 |
146,510 |
147,401 |
(R) 150,002 |
152,677 |
153,836 |
0.0 |
| Employed1 (thousands) |
99,303 |
118,793 |
136,891 |
136,933 |
136,485 |
137,736 |
139,252 |
141,730 |
144,427 |
146,047 |
47.1 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting (percent) |
NA |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
NA |
| Mining |
NA |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
NA |
| Construction |
NA |
6.9 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
NA |
| Manufacturing |
NA |
16.8 |
14.4 |
13.5 |
12.6 |
12.3 |
11.8 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
11.2 |
NA |
| Wholesale and retail trade |
NA |
14.7 |
14.6 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
15.1 |
14.8 |
14.3 |
NA |
| Transportation and utilities |
NA |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
NA |
| Information |
NA |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
NA |
| Financial activities |
NA |
7.1 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
NA |
| Professional and business services |
NA |
9.4 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
NA |
| Education and health services |
NA |
17.5 |
19.1 |
19.6 |
20.2 |
20.5 |
20.6 |
20.6 |
20.7 |
21.0 |
NA |
| Leisure and hospitality |
NA |
8.0 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
NA |
| Other services |
NA |
4.3 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
NA |
| Public administration |
NA |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
NA |
| Business establishments (thousands) |
NA |
6,176 |
7,070 |
7,095 |
7,201 |
7,255 |
7,388 |
7,500 |
7,601 |
7,705 |
NA |
| Governments2 |
381,831 |
485,006 |
NA |
NA |
587,576 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
89,527 |
NA |
| Gross domestic product ($2000 millions) |
5,161,700 |
7,112,500 |
9,817,000 |
9,890,700 |
10,048,800 |
10,301,000 |
10,675,800 |
(R) 10,989,500 |
(R) 11,294,800 |
11,523,900 |
123.3 |
| Foreign trade ($2000 millions) |
631,335 |
1,168,168 |
2,572,000 |
2,472,312 |
2,497,804 |
2,571,833 |
2,832,692 |
(R) 3,025,827 |
(R) 3,246,608 |
3,399,774 |
438.5 |
| Goods |
467,359 |
836,787 |
2,027,800 |
1,940,289 |
1,955,179 |
2,029,054 |
2,236,538 |
(R) 2,399,637 |
(R) 2,572,499 |
2,676,464 |
472.7 |
| Goods (percent) |
74.0 |
71.6 |
78.8 |
78.5 |
78.3 |
78.9 |
79.0 |
79.3 |
79.2 |
78.7 |
6.3 |
| Services |
163,976 |
331,381 |
544,200 |
532,023 |
542,625 |
542,779 |
596,155 |
626,190 |
674,109 |
723,310 |
341.1 |
| Services (percent) |
26.0 |
28.4 |
21.2 |
21.5 |
21.7 |
21.1 |
21.0 |
20.7 |
20.8 |
21.3 |
-18.1 |
Key: NA = not available; R = revised.
1Based on the 2002 North American Industrial Classification System. Data for 1990 do not appear in the source document; they are estimated using the Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalk from the 1990 Standard Industrial Classification system to the 2002 North American Industrial Classification System.
2Data for governments come from the Census of Governments, which is collected every five years.
31982
41992
52002
Sources:
Population: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Population Profile of the United States, available at www.census.gov/population/www/pop-profile/profile.html as of September 17, 2009.
Households: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Families and Living Arrangements, table HH-1, available at www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html as of September 17, 2009.
Civilian Labor Force: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey, available at www.bls.gov/data as of September 17, 2009.
Employment: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, available at www.bls.gov/ces as of September 17, 2009.
Median household income:U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Historical Income Tables, table H-6, available at www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/histinc/inchhtoc.html as of July 30, 2009.
Business establishments:U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, available at www.census.gov/econ/cbp/index.html as of August 5, 2009.
Governments: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Census of Governments, available at www.census.gov/govs as of September 17, 2009.
Gross domestic product and foreign trade: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, tables 1.1.5, 1.1.6, and 4.2.4, available at www.bea.gov/national/FA2004/index.asp as of July 30, 2009.
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