ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/suppl/empsit.ceseeb1.txt

The site above contains the data I show here.

You can see how many manufacturing jobs the U. S economy had in 1994, 1998, and 2000.

You can also see how many construction jobs the U. S economy had in 1994 and 2004. It increased by 1.869 million.

 
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
HISTORICAL EMPLOYMENT  HISTORICAL EMPLOYMENT
 
B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector, 1955 to date
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 Goods-producing
 
 Year  Total Total Natural Construc- Manufac-
 and Total private goods resources tion turing
 month producing and
  mining
 
 
 Annual Averages
 
 
 
 1994...... 114,291 95,016 22,774 659 5,095 17,021
 1995...... 117,298 97,866 23,156 641 5,274 17,241
 1996...... 119,708 100,169 23,410 637 5,536 17,237
 1997...... 122,776 103,113 23,886 654 5,813  17,419
 1998...... 125,930 106,021 24,354 645 6,149 17,560
 1999...... 128,993 108,686 24,465 598 6,545 17,322
 2000...... 131,785 110,996 24,649 599 6,787 17,263
 
 2001...... 131,826 110,707 23,873 606 6,826 16,441
 2002...... 130,341 108,828 22,557 583 6,716 15,259
 2003...... 129,999 108,416 21,816 572 6,735 14,510
 2004...... 131,480 109,862 21,884 591  6,964 14,329