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Table 8.3
Washington private output and employment
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Output (bils. $00)
Goods-producing
46.2
71.4
100.1
118.8
129.0
Resources
4.7
8.5
10.9
10.5
12.2
Construction
9.1
14.3
16.1
21.7
15.9
Manufacturing
32.4
48.6
73.1
86.6
100.9
Service-producing
46.4
82.1
114.9
215.1
262.8
Total private output
92.6
153.5
215.0
333.9
391.8
Percent
Goods-producing
49.9
46.5
46.6
35.6
32.9
Resources
5.1
5.5
5.1
3.2
3.1
Construction
9.8
9.3
7.5
6.5
4.1
Manufacturing
35.0
31.7
34.0
25.9
25.8
Service-producing
50.1
53.5
53.4
64.4
67.1
Total private output
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Employment (thous.)
Goods-producing
381.2
517.5
624.6
667.2
576.8
Resources
86.7
105.6
110.5
105.1
104.2
Construction
68.9
121.0
158.9
214.5
198.1
Manufacturing
225.6
290.9
355.2
347.6
274.5
Service-producing
757.4
1,193.0
1,738.5
2,292.6
2,575.0
Total private employment
1,138.6
1,710.5
2,363.1
2,959.8
3,151.8
Percent
Goods-producing
33.5
30.3
26.4
22.5
18.3
Resources
7.6
6.2
4.7
3.6
3.3
Construction
6.1
7.1
6.7
7.2
6.3
Manufacturing
19.8
17.0
15.0
11.7
8.7
Service-producing
66.5
69.7
73.6
77.5
81.7
Total private employment
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Note
: Employment includes wage and salary employees and proprietors
Source
: Washington projection and simulation model data base
Even in relative terms manufacturing output has not declined substantially. In
Washington, manufacturing's share of the total value of production in the private
sector fell from 35.0 % in 1970 to 25.8 % in 2010. But the latter figure was
depressed by the Great Recession. Over the subsequent 2 years, Boeing increased
aircraft deliveries from 462 to 601, while other manufacturers boosted output by an
estimated 15 %. As a consequence, manufacturing accounted for approximately
29 % of total private output in 2012.
As in agriculture, the decline in jobs in manufacturing has been due largely to the
success of efforts to raise labor productivity. Between 1970 and 2010,
manufacturing productivity in Washington rose at a 2.4 % annual rate, increasing
from $143,600 (in 2,000 dollars) per person-year to $367,600. In contrast, produc-
tivity in services (business, health, education, and consumer services), which in
