Industries
This section describes the size and other characteristics of local industries. County-level data show the relative shares of employment by major industrial sector. State-level tables include data on gross domestic product by major sector and exports by selected sectors. Highlighted industries include agriculture, manufacturing, and the energy sector. For data on jobs and wages by industry, see the related Employment and Earnings chapters.
Sources for Related Data
Refer to the Data Sources section in the Atlas Guide to learn about sources for more detailed or related data on this topic.
An 1890 statistical atlas of the United States shows the relative sizes of four key industries based on
their combined contributions to the national product: agriculture (28 percent), manufactures (52 percent),
transportation (12 percent), and mining (8 percent).
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