America’s 25 Dying Industries

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10. Greeting card publishers
> Change in employment, 2011 to 2021: -64.1%
> Total employment, 2021: 2,971
> Change in avg. annual wage, 2011 to 2021: -12.2%
> Avg. annual wage, 2021: $59,024

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9. Uranium-radium-vanadium ore mining
> Change in employment, 2011 to 2021: -64.7%
> Total employment, 2021: 359
> Change in avg. annual wage, 2011 to 2021: +24.7%
> Avg. annual wage, 2021: $95,815

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8. Port and harbor operations
> Change in employment, 2011 to 2021: -65.0%
> Total employment, 2021: 6,383
> Change in avg. annual wage, 2011 to 2021: -3.1%
> Avg. annual wage, 2021: $80,004

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7. Private households
> Change in employment, 2011 to 2021: -65.9%
> Total employment, 2021: 218,908
> Change in avg. annual wage, 2011 to 2021: +109.1%
> Avg. annual wage, 2021: $35,372

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6. Health and welfare funds
> Change in employment, 2011 to 2021: -68.2%
> Total employment, 2021: 3,387
> Change in avg. annual wage, 2011 to 2021: +53.5%
> Avg. annual wage, 2021: $86,935