Collect data on employment for an urban area of your choice and for the entire U.S.

using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics web site. Create a table that shows employment by major NAICS industries for 1999 and 2008 (or the latest year available).

The major NAICS industries are listed below, but it may be more convenient to combine some of these sectors as shown earlier in Table 5.4. The particular industry breakdown will depend upon the characteristics of the urban area.

11 Forestry, and so on 21 Mining 22 Utilities 23 Construction 31 Manufacturing 42 Wholesale trade 44 Retail trade 48 Transportation and warehousing 51 Information 53 Real estate & rental & leasing 54 Professional, scientific & technical services 55 Management of companies and enterprises 56 Admin. Support, waste mgmt, remediation services 61 Educational services 62 Health care and social assistance 71 Arts, entertainment & recreation 72 Accommodation and food services 81 Other services (except public administration)
95 Auxiliaries 99 Unclassified establishments Computethelocationquotients foryoururbanarea (relativetotheU.S.).Whichindustries in your urban area grew rapidly? Which industries had an increase in the location quotient? Is the same list of industries the answer to both questions? Why or why not?