In 1986, manufacturing accounted for 34 % of the labor force; by the first quarter of this year that figure had fallen to under 27 %. Meanwhile, the service sector has burgeoned by ten percentage points, and now accounts for over 51 % of the workforce. In this sector, commercial services, finance, insurance, and real estate have all grown at an average annual rate in excess of 9 %.
製造業從業人口佔勞動人口的比例，從七十五年的百分之三十四快速滑落到今年第一季的百分之二十七以下；服務業則大幅攀升了十個百分點，超過百分之五十一，其中又以工商服務業、金融保險、不動產仲介，每年以超過百分之九的速率增加。