Top 10 Private Industry Sectors By Number Of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, 2021-2022 |
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Rank |
Industry |
Number (1)
(000) |
Percent of total
private industry |
1 |
Healthcare and social assistance |
321.3 |
27.1% |
2 |
Retail trade |
188.8 |
15.9 |
3 |
Manufacturing |
134.6 |
11.4 |
4 |
Transportation and warehousing (2) |
129.5 |
10.9 |
5 |
Accommodation and food services |
77.0 |
6.5 |
6 |
Construction |
71.7 |
6.1 |
7 |
Wholesale trade |
62.2 |
5.3 |
8 |
Administrative and support and waste management
and remediation services |
46.9 |
4.0 |
9 |
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
25.8 |
2.2 |
10 |
Other services (except public administration) |
24.1 |
2.0 |
|
Total, top 10 |
1,081.9 |
91.4% |
|
Total, private industry |
1,184.2 |
100.0% |
(1) Cases with days away from work.
(2) Data for employers in rail transportation are provided to BLS by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. |
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