Publisher's Synopsis
This reference source offers vital statistics on more than 150 US service industries, along with information on more than 4000 leading public and private corporations and non-profit institutions active in those industries. This volume organizes widely scattered federal economic information into a usable and easy-to-read graphic format.;The first part of the volume lists service industries and provides industry data for the United States and individual states, using various federal statistics for service industries. Included is information on general statistics, indices of change, selected ratios, statistical analyses by state and region (tabular and graphic formats), occupations employed and leading companies.;The second part of the volume contains Metro Area Statistics, arranged alphabetically by metro area, for more than 600 metropolitan areas of the United States. Tables include such data as: numbers of establishments, total employment, revenues, and ownership patterns for each service industry in that metro area.