L.A. County estimated average annual employment.

L.A. County Estimated Average Annual Employment

Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Workers (1)

                                             Percent
                                   2000      of total     2001

Agricultural                        $7,700     0.2%        $8,400
Natural Resources/Mining             3,400     0.1          3,800
Construction                       131,700     3.2        136,800
Manufacturing                      611,300    15.0        577,900
Trade/Transportation/Utilities     784,800    19.2        789,800
Information                        242,600   539          226,300
Financial Activities               218,700     5.4        228,900
Professional/Business Services     598,200    14.7        588,000
Leisure/Hospitality                416,200    10.2        432,200
Other Services                     139,700     3.4        143,200
Government                         581,300    14.2        598,300

Total                            4,079,800              4,082,000

                                 Percent                Percent
                                 of Total   2002 (2)    of Total

Agricultural                        0.2%       $8,000      0.2%
Natural Resources/Mining            0.1         3,600      0.1
Construction                        3.4       134,900      3.3
Manufacturing                      14.2       536,400     13.3
Trade/Transportation/Utilities     19.3       786,700     19.5
Information                        535        208,800      5.2
Financial Activities                5.6       231,200      5.7
Professional/Business Services     14.4       578,300     14.3
Leisure/Hospitality                10.6       449,300     11.1
Other Services                      3.5       145,200      3.6
Government                         14.7       605,900     15.0

Total                                       4,041,500

(1) Since 2000, the EDD has converted employer records from the
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) coding system to the
North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS). Items may not add to totals due to independent rounding.

(2) March 2002 Benchmark. The "benchmark" is the annual revision
process in which monthly labor force and payroll employment data,
which are based on estimates, are updated based on detailed tax
records.

Source: California Employment Development Dept. Labor Market
Information Division