| Line | | 1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
| 1 | Hours worked by full-time and part-time employees | 166,077 | 174,211 | 177,608 | 179,575 | 184,785 |
| 2 | Domestic industries | 166,223 | 174,363 | 177,755 | 179,712 | 184,922 |
| 3 | Private industries | 136,815 | 144,678 | 147,485 | 148,716 | 153,504 |
| 4 | Agriculture, forestry, and fishing | 3,458 | 3,227 | 2,982 | 2,919 | 3,016 |
| 5 | Farms | 2,582 | 2,322 | 2,014 | 1,906 | 1,928 |
| 6 | Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing | 876 | 905 | 968 | 1,013 | 1,088 |
| 7 | Mining | 1,906 | 1,990 | 1,908 | 1,551 | 1,450 |
| 8 | Construction | 7,773 | 8,726 | 9,361 | 9,446 | 9,610 |
| 9 | Manufacturing | 35,038 | 37,378 | 37,039 | 36,414 | 36,650 |
| 10 | Durable goods | 20,477 | 22,370 | 22,314 | 21,668 | 21,582 |
| 11 | Nondurable goods | 14,561 | 15,009 | 14,725 | 14,746 | 15,068 |
| 12 | Transportation and public utilities | 8,984 | 9,413 | 9,721 | 9,697 | 9,987 |
| 13 | Transportation | 4,824 | 5,245 | 5,542 | 5,561 | 5,870 |
| 14 | Communication | 2,501 | 2,485 | 2,447 | 2,422 | 2,390 |
| 15 | Electric, gas, and sanitary services | 1,659 | 1,684 | 1,732 | 1,714 | 1,727 |
| 16 | Wholesale trade | 9,949 | 10,413 | 10,781 | 10,719 | 10,962 |
| 17 | Retail trade | 24,927 | 26,519 | 27,063 | 27,146 | 28,610 |
| 18 | Finance, insurance, and real estate | 9,816 | 10,356 | 10,971 | 11,373 | 11,857 |
| 19 | Services | 34,964 | 36,654 | 37,659 | 39,450 | 41,362 |
| 20 | Government | 29,408 | 29,685 | 30,270 | 30,996 | 31,418 |
| 21 | General government | 26,476 | 26,674 | 27,162 | 27,772 | 28,128 |
| 22 | Government enterprises | 2,932 | 3,011 | 3,108 | 3,224 | 3,290 |
| 23 | Rest of the world | -146 | -152 | -147 | -137 | -137 |