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907. Information Technologies (IT)--Employment and Wages
[89,956 represents 89,956,000]
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INDUSTRY
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1987
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EMPLOYMENT (1,000)
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EMPLOYMENT (1,000)
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ANNUAL WAGES PER WORKER (dol.)
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SIC 1
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code
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Total private
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(X)
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89,956
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91,872
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95,036
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97,885
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100,189
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103,133
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106,007
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25,400
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25,700
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26,200
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27,200
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28,300
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29,800
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31,400
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Total IT-producing industries
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(X)
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3,875
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3,898
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4,013
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4,240
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4,497
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4,851
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5,156
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41,300
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42,500
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43,900
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46,400
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49,200
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52,900
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58,000
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Percent share of private employment
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(X)
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4.3
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4.2
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4.2
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4.3
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4.5
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4.7
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4.9
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Hardware
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(X)
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1,436
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1,401
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1,414
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1,475
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1,556
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1,650
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1,708
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42,400
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43,300
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44,200
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46,300
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48,300
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52,800
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58,000
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Electronic computers
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3571
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242
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216
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201
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190
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189
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197
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200
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52,400
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54,700
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55,600
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59,600
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62,400
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69,800
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83,900
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Computers and equipment wholesalers
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5045pt
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277
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270
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271
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285
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305
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335
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367
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52,500
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52,900
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52,900
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54,300
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56,700
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62,200
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69,700
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Computers and equipment retailers
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5734pt
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75
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78
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85
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94
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102
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116
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126
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32,200
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30,500
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32,100
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33,800
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35,000
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37,300
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40,400
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Computer storage devices & peripheral equipment
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3572,7
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91
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93
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98
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105
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114
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119
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119
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41,200
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42,700
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42,900
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46,500
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51,000
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58,400
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57,400
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Computer terminals, office & accounting
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machines, & office machines, n.e.c. 2
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3575,8,9
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58
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54
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55
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58
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58
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60
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61
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43,300
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44,800
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44,300
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46,600
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49,500
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52,900
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56,900
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Electron tubes
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3671
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27
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25
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25
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24
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23
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22
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20
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38,400
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37,600
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39,800
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41,900
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41,000
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44,200
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46,400
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Semiconductors
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3674
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217
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214
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221
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235
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260
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277
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284
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44,500
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47,400
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49,500
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53,800
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54,400
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59,700
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64,400
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Printed circuit boards, electronic
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capacitors
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3672,5-8
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157
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162
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168
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187
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196
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205
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208
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25,700
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26,500
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27,500
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28,300
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29,400
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31,600
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32,900
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Electronic components, n.e.c. 2
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3679
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127
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128
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131
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135
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138
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146
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148
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29,700
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30,700
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31,900
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32,900
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33,900
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35,600
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37,500
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Industrial instruments for measurement
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3823
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61
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61
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62
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64
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66
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67
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67
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35,100
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35,800
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37,000
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38,400
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40,500
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43,200
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46,400
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Instruments for measuring electricity
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3825
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76
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73
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71
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71
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74
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75
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77
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42,500
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44,000
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48,200
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51,600
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54,500
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59,300
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62,900
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Analytical instruments
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3826
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28
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28
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27
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28
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30
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31
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32
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38,700
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39,200
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42,600
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44,200
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50,100
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49,900
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54,300
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Software/services
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(X)
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854
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911
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977
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1,110
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1,249
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1,433
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1,625
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44,300
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45,300
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47,200
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50,700
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54,900
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58,800
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65,300
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Computer programming services
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7371
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169
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188
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210
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245
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276
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322
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370
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46,200
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47,600
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50,100
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52,700
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56,900
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60,000
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64,700
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Prepackaged software wholesalers
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5045pt
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15
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14
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14
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15
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16
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18
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19
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52,500
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52,900
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52,900
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54,300
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56,700
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62,200
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69,700
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Prepackaged software retailers
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5734pt
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4
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32,200
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30,500
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32,100
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33,800
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35,000
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37,300
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40,400
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Prepackaged software
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7372
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131
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145
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157
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181
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201
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225
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252
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57,000
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54,500
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57,000
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63,700
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70,100
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79,200
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94,100
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Computer integrated systems design
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7373
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103
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110
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116
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130
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144
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161
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178
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48,600
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49,700
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52,700
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54,700
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59,400
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62,000
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65,400
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Computer processing & data preparation
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7374
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204
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207
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210
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223
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230
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243
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254
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34,400
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36,100
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36,600
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39,700
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43,300
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44,700
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45,800
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Information retrieval services
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7375
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45
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46
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48
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57
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70
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83
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98
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36,700
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38,900
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38,600
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42,200
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45,300
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48,500
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63,700
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Computer maintenance & repair
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7378
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43
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42
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45
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49
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53
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58
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60
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36,600
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37,500
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37,200
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37,800
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39,500
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40,100
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41,200
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Computer services management, rental
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& leasing, & maintenance & repair
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7376,7,9
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141
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155
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173
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205
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254
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318
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387
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46,000
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46,800
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48,900
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51,800
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54,600
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58,700
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64,100
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Communications equipment
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(X)
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317
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317
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327
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337
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342
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349
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353
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38,900
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40,800
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41,700
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43,200
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46,400
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49,700
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53,700
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Household audio and video equipment
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3651
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60
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60
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60
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56
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55
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54
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55
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32,700
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33,900
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36,900
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32,400
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35,100
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39,300
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40,700
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Telephone and telegraph equipment
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3661
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110
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110
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110
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112
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115
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120
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126
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42,400
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45,400
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46,800
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49,900
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54,600
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57,400
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62,400
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Radio and TV communications equipment
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& communications equipment, n.e.c. 2
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3663,9
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129
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129
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138
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153
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156
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157
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156
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39,100
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40,300
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40,100
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42,700
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44,400
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48,000
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52,100
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Magnetic & optical recording media
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3695
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18
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18
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19
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17
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17
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18
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16
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37,500
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38,800
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39,300
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39,200
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45,700
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43,000
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45,800
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Communication services
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(X)
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1,269
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1,269
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1,295
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1,318
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1,351
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1,419
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1,469
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38,600
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40,100
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41,800
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43,700
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45,700
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47,800
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50,900
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Telephone communications
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481
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885
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879
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893
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900
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911
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971
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1,007
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41,400
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43,300
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45,100
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46,800
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48,700
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50,900
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53,700
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Telephone & telegraph communications
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482,489
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26
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24
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25
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27
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28
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31
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35
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41,700
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44,100
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47,200
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48,500
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52,900
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54,600
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56,200
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Radio broadcasting
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4832
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113
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113
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114
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113
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113
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114
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116
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23,500
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24,300
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26,000
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27,200
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29,300
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31,300
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34,200
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Television broadcasting
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4833
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115
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116
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119
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123
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128
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129
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131
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41,400
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42,200
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43,700
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47,200
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51,100
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51,000
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54,600
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Cable & other pay TV services
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4841
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131
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136
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145
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156
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170
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174
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181
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29,600
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30,500
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31,400
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34,600
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35,500
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37,900
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42,200
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X Not applicable.
1 1987 Standard Industrial Classification code. See text, Section 17, Business.
2 N.e.c. means not elsewhere classified.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration,The Digital Economy, June 2000.
http://www.ecommerce.gov/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/907_information_technologies_it_employment_and_wages.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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