Review Article
Urban Areas in the Transformation of the South: A Review of Modern History
Table 7
Metropolitan employment (1000s).
| | | Year | Total Empl. | Pct. Manuf. | Pct. FIRE and Prof. and Bus. Services | Pct. Public Admin. |
| | Norfolk | 1950
1970
2000 | 164
442
777 | 17.38
13.12
10.16 | 10.18
17.19
19.18 | 17.56
9.50
6.95 | | Richmond | 1950
1970
2000 | 141
309
547 | 22.70
21.36
12.25 | 15.11
23.95
38.21 | 9.01
7.12
6.95 | | Charlotte | 1950
1970
2000 | 85
324
681 | 23.18
34.26
17.03 | 12.59
19.44
37.00 | 4.82
2.47
2.50 | | Greensboro, WS | 1950
1970
2000 | 145
311
535 | 38.62
38.91
22.62 | 10.28
19.61
34.58 | 5.93
2.57
2.80 | | Raleigh-Durham | 1950
1970
2000 | 93
232
646 | 18.28
19.83
14.09 | 15.16
30.17
41.33 | 9.35
5.17
5.11 | | Atlanta | 1950
1970
2000 | 273
771
2159 | 19.41
22.83
12.74 | 14.36
22.83
36.64 | 8.57
5.32
4.26 | | Jacksonville | 1950
1970
2000 | 118
249
548 | 12.97
10.84
8.21 | 12.97
23.29
38.32 | 10.25
6.43
5.11 | | Miami-Ft. L. | 1950
1970
2000 | 282
883
2168 | 7.02
13.14
7.80 | 14.68
24.80
39.39 | 5.64
3.96
4.29 | | Orlando | 1950
1970
2000 | 43.6
198
802 | 8.94
12.63
7.73 | 14.68
23.74
35.16 | 5.50
4.55
3.62 | | Tampa-St. P. | 1950
1970
2000 | 144
379
1086 | 14.58
14.25
9.30 | 12.97
24.27
40.06 | 6.11
4.22
4.05 | | Memphis | 1950
1970
2000 | 170
336
549 | 20.59
19.05
12.39 | 13.65
23.21
34.24 | 5.82
4.76
4.74 | | Nashville | 1950
1970
2000 | 107
301
669 | 22.90
24.25
15.25 | 15.89
24.92
35.87 | 7.48
4.32
4.19 | | Birmingham | 1950
1970
2000 | 202
300
477 | 25.74
24.33
12.58 | 10.84
23.00
39.41 | 5.59
4.00
3.98 | | New Orleans | 1950
1970
2000 | 255
394
575 | 15.69
13.71
8.52 | 15.10
25.38
37.74 | 7.49
5.08
5.57 | | Austin | 1950
1970
2000 | 58
159
662 | 6.55
8.80
14.95 | 15.52
32.70
36.86 | 18.79
10.63
7.40 | | Dallas-Ft. Worth | 1950
1970
2000 | 415
1026
2555 | 20.96
24.37
14.52 | 11.95
23.88
36.67 | 6.00
3.70
2.94 | | Houston | 1950
1970
2000 | 325
881
2143 | 22.46
19.18
12.88 | 13.14
24.40
36.63 | 4.83
3.41
3.31 | | San Antonio | 1950
1970
2000 | 160
355
764 | 11.44
9.86
8.25 | 13.94
22.54
38.22 | 15.81
12.11
5.50 |
| | Total employment and means for percentages | 1950
1970
2000 | 3181
7526
17,662 | 18.30
20.10
12.29 | 13.50
25.91
37.16 | 8.59
5.63
4.63 |
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Source: US Bureau of the Census and HUD State of the Cities Data.
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