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Table 1-1. Economic and Social Characteristics of the United States: 1980-2009 (Historical)

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Empty cell. 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Percent change,
1980 to 2009
Resident population (thousands) 226,546 248,791 282,172 285,082 287,804 290,326 293,046 295,753 298,593 301,580 304,375 307,007 35.5
Households (thousands) 80,776 93,347 104,705 108,209 109,297 111,278 112,000 113,343 114,384 116,011 116,783 117,181 45.1
Median household income (2005 $) 42,067 44,758 47,608 46,558 46,047 45,985 45,846 46,326 46,706 47,659 46,707 45,211 7.5
Civilian labor force (thousands) 106,940 125,840 142,583 143,734 144,863 146,510 147,401 149,320 152,677 153,836 154,287 154,142 44.1
Employed1 (thousands) 99,303 118,793 136,891 136,933 136,485 137,736 139,252 141,730 144,427 146,047 145,362 139,877 40.9
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 1.5 1.5 NA
Mining NA 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 NA
Construction NA 6.9 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.7 7.9 8.1 8.1 7.5 6.9 NA
Manufacturing NA 16.8 14.4 13.5 12.6 12.3 11.8 11.5 11.3 11.2 10.9 10.2 NA
Wholesale and retail trade NA 14.7 14.6 14.5 14.5 15.0 15.0 15.1 14.8 14.3 14.2 14.1 NA
Transportation and utilities NA 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.2 NA
Information NA 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 NA
Financial activities NA 7.1 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.9 NA
Professional and business services NA 9.4 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.3 10.7 10.7 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 21.6 22.7 NA
Leisure and hospitality NA 8.0 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.8 9.1 NA
Other services NA 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.0 5 4.9 4.8 4.8 5.0 NA
Public administration NA 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.9 NA
Business establishments (thousands) NA 6,176 7,070 7,095 7,201 7,255 7,388 7,500 7,601 7,705 7,601 7,433 NA
Governments2 381,831 485,006 NA NA 87,576 NA NA NA NA 89,527 NA NA NA
Gross domestic product (millions of 2005 $) (R) 5,834,000 (R) 8,027,100 (R) 11,216,400 (R) 11,337,500 (R) 11,543,100 (R) 11,836,400 (R) 12,246,900 (R) 12,623,000 (R) 12,958,500 (R) 13,206,400 (R) 13,161,900 12,703,100 117.7
Foreign trade (millions of 2005 $) 631,335 1,168,168 2,572,000 2,472,312 2,497,804 2,571,833 2,832,692 3,025,827 3,246,608 3,399,774 3,793,847 3,346,839 440.2
Goods (percent) 74.0 71.6 78.8 78.5 78.3 78.9 79.0 79.3 79.2 78.7 77.5 75.4 1.9
Services (percent) 26.0 28.4 21.2 21.5 21.7 21.1 21.0 20.7 20.8 21.3 22.5 24.6 -5.3

Key: NA = not available; R = revised.

1Based on the 2002 Census Industry 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 Census Industry Classification system to the 2002 Census Industry Classification system.

2Data for governments come from the Census of Governments, which is collected every five years.

31982

41992

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 August 9, 2011.

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 August 9, 2011.

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 August 9, 2011.

Employment: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, available at www.bls.gov/ces as of August 9, 2011.

Median household income: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Historical Income Tables, table H-6, available at www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/household/index.html as of August 9, 2011.

Business establishments: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, available at www.census.gov/econ/cbp as of August 9, 2011.

Governmental units: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Census of Governments, available at www.census.gov/govs as of August 9, 2011.

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 August 9, 2011.

 


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