April 26 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Average size of establishments: a look at industries

Average size of establishments, selected industries, selected years (1994-2007)
Industry	1994	2000	2003	2007
Manufacturing	45.8	46.8	42.5	41.9
Educational services	34.8	33.9	34.0	32.5
Information	29.5	29.7	27.0	25.3
Retail trade	13.7	15.6	15.6	16.1
Finance and insurance	16.5	15.7	15.3	14.1
Wholesale trade	10.8	11.6	11.1	11.1
Construction	9.0	10.5	10.1	10.4

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