Annual average number of employees by branch of economy (thsd. person)

Branch	1990	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
On economy – total	2100.1	1847.2	1741.6	1572.0	1402.6	1214.1	1117.9
Industry (workers engaged in industrial production)	420.6	353.0	334.3	295.9	252.4	205.8	205.7
Agriculture	345.2	243.9	220.5	184.9	141.8	74.5	66.9
of which state farms, statutory companies and auxiliary farms	310.1	214.3	192.2	156.9	115.3	48.9	43.7
Forestry	4.8	4.6	4.0	3.8	3.8	4.2	4.3
Transport	184.4	154.6	143.9	128.9	115.7	93.8	68.4
of which:
railway	34.7	32.4	30.7	28.8	28.0	25.5	25.3
maritime	10.5	9.7	9.6	9.2	8.4	8.2	8.1
highway, electric vehicle transportation and other transportation, loading and unloading organizations	139.2	112.5	103.6	90.9	79.3	60.2	35.0
Communication	28.4	25.9	25.5	23.5	22.9	23.0	22.0
Construction	223.3	182.7	165.6	137.9	109.9	95.2	63.0
of which:
construction-montage works	157.9	136.1	122.6	97.4	78.1	68.3	45.4
repairment of buildings and constructions	43.3	32.7	29.8	28.4	22.1	17.8	8.6
Trade, public catering, material and technical equipment, supply and sales, procurement	162.5	140.8	109.5	86.4	72.5	46.4	34.5
Data processing services	7.1	3.3	3.1	2.7	2.3	1.9	1.6
Other kinds of activities regarding, material production	45.0	37.7	28.8	25.2	17.7	10.3	6.8
Communal dwelling services, living subsistence contribution	89.4	77.2	71.1	72.6	60.2	66.1	63.5
Health care, physical training and social protection	163.9	169.9	168.5	164.6	166.4	166.9	165.3
Education	276.9	320.9	332.4	314.8	306.6	296.8	289.4
Culture	41.7	42.6	45.0	44.9	47.0	47.6	47.5
Art	12.4	6.2	6.5	6.3	6.2	6.6	6.4
Science and scientific services	50.1	32.9	32.1	30.9	29.2	28.2	27.4
Credit and state insurance	10.6	12.1	12.3	10.3	9.5	7.5	5.4
General administrative organizations, cooperatives and public organizations	33.8	38.9	38.5	38.4	38.5	39.3	39.8

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