Defense-related employment and spending, 1996-2006

Monthly Labor Review,  July, 1998  by Allison Thomson

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           Occupation                          1987-1996   1996-2002

All other managers and administrators             -82.0      -28.6
Secretaries, except legal and medical             -87.6      -20.5
Blue-collar worker supervisors                    -51.6      -16.6
All other assemblers and fabricators              -44.4      -19.2
All other sales and related workers               -33.4      -23.8
All other helpers, laborers, and material
 movers, hand                                     -42.3      -11.9
Inspectors, testers, and graders, precision       -39.6      -12.3
Electrical and electronics engineers              -44.3       -8.5
General office clerks                             -31.2      -17.6
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks      -36.7      -13.3

Janitors and cleaners, including maids and
 housekeepers                                     -30.5      -13.9
All other clerical and administrative support
 workers                                          -31.3      -14.3
Truck drivers, light and heavy                    -24.8      -15.6
Stock clerks                                      -28.1       -9.0
All other management support workers              -27.3       -8.8
All other professional workers                    -29.7       -7.0
All other engineering technicians
 and technologists                                -24.6       -9.6
Machinists                                        -22.8       -8.6
Electrical and electronic assemblers              -22.3       -8.5
Electrical and electronic technicians
 and technologists                                -25.8       -6.1

Accountants and auditors                          -21.3       -7.7
Typists and word processors                       -19.7       -4.6
Aeronautical and astronautical engineers          -21.9       -2.9
Clerical supervisors and managers                 -17.1       -6.8
Mechanical engineers                              -18.2       -5.3
Drafters                                          -15.6       -5.9
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail,
 and farm products                                -17.2       -5.5
Electrical and electronic equipment
 assemblers, precision                            -14.4       -8.5

Guards                                            -14.5       -6.9

All other machine operators, tenders,
 setters and setup operators                      -14.6       -6.1
Science and mathematics technicians               -16.7       -5.3
Production, planning, and expediting clerks       -15.5       -4.7
Maintenance repairers, general utility            -12.7       -6.6
All other engineers                               -13.2       -6.4
Computer programmers                              -14.2       -5.2
Freight, stock, and material movers, hand         -12.5       -6.1
Salespersons, retail                              -11.1       -5.3
Industrial machinery mechanics                    -12.1       -4.6
Welders and cutters                               -11.6       -4.5
Computer engineers, scientists, and systems
analysts                                            9.9        1.1

           Occupation                         1996-2006    1987-2006

All other managers and administrators             -36.3       -118.3
Secretaries, except legal and medical             -25.7        -93.3
Blue-collar worker supervisors                    -21.1        -72.7
All other assemblers and fabricators              -25.5        -69.9
All other sales and related workers               -30.7        -64.1
All other helpers, laborers, and material
 movers, hand                                     -14.2        -56.5
Inspectors, testers, and graders, precision       -16.3        -55.9
Electrical and electronics engineers               -9.5        -53.8
General office clerks                             -22.5        -53.7
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks      -16,7        -53.4

Janitors and cleaners, including maids and
 housekeepers                                     -17.9        -48.4
All other clerical and administrative support
 workers                                          -17.0        -48.3
Truck drivers, light and heavy                    -20.1        -44.9
Stock clerks                                      -10.8        -39.0
All other management support workers               -9.7        -37.0
All other professional workers                     -6.9        -36.7
All other engineering technicians
 and technologists                                -11.7        -36.3
Machinists                                        -11.1        -34.0
Electrical and electronic assemblers              -11.3        -33.6
Electrical and electronic technicians
 and technologists                                -7.7         -33.5

Accountants and auditors                          -9.0         -30.2
Typists and word processors                       -6.1         -25.8
Aeronautical and astronautical engineers          -3.5         -25.4
Clerical supervisors and managers                 -8.0         -25.1
Mechanical engineers                              -6.5         -24.7
Drafters                                          -7.7         -23.3
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail,
 and farm products                                -6.0         -23.3
Electrical and electronic equipment
 assemblers, precision                            -8.6         -23.0

Guards                                            -8.3         -22.8

All other machine operators, tenders,
 setters and setup operators                      -8.0         -22.7
Science and mathematics technicians               -5.3         -22.0
Production, planning, and expediting clerks       -6.0         -21.5
Maintenance repairers, general utility            -6.2         -20.9
All other engineers                               -7.5         -20.6
Computer programmers                              -6.3         -20.5
Freight, stock, and material movers, hand         -7.9         -20.4
Salespersons, retail                              -6.9         -18.0
Industrial machinery mechanics                    -5.9         -17.9
Welders and cutters                               -5.7         -17.3
Computer engineers, scientists, and systems
analysts                                           5.9          15.8