High Growth Industries During the 2001-2003 Recession, United States
Change in
Change Change
Change in Change Number of Change in
NAICS in of Payroll
Industry Name Number of in Employees Number of
Code Number at Small
Employees Payroll at Small Small Est.
of Est. Firms
Firms
113110 Timber Tract Operations 65.30% 67.10% 32.40% 104.90% 98.50% 35.90%
Support Activities for
115210 Animal Production 21.60% 29.80% 26.20% 90.40% 86.10% 26.20%
213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells 24.10% 29.60% 26.20% 30.30% 32.60% 25.50%
Support Activities for
Nonmetallic Minerals
213115 (except Fuels) Mining 75.50% 92.50% 100.70% 90.00% 96.70% 108.80%
Roasted Nuts and Peanut
311991 Butter Manufacturing 37.50% 46.70% 34.50% 52.40% 132.10% 34.40%
Bottled Water
312112 Manufacturing 20.40% 29.10% 39.80% 43.10% 51.40% 59.80%
323115 Digital Printing 245.40% 275.20% 162.90% 170.10% 192.20% 155.70%
Plastics Packaging Film
and Sheet (including
326112 Laminated) Manufacturing 54.10% 59.20% 73.80% 594.40% 945.70% 83.30%
Cut Stone and Stone
327991 Product Manufacturing 43.60% 55.10% 43.10% 67.70% 84.00% 42.10%
Custom Architectural
Woodwork and Millwork
337212 Manufacturing 33.90% 43.80% 50.00% 59.90% 68.80% 59.00%
All Other Miscellaneous
339999 Manufacturing 29.10% 46.50% 61.10% 204.40% 231.80% 62.40%
Other Direct Selling
454390 Establishments 24.10% 36.50% 45.20% 54.30% 51.10% 48.20%
Bus and Other Motor
485113 Vehicle Transit Systems 43.60% 41.10% 71.10% 231.40% 247.90% 80.30%
Other Support Activities
488190 for Air Transportation 40.80% 60.90% 36.50% 41.40% 61.70% 37.00%
General Warehousing and
493110 Storage 371.40% 434.60% 88.90% 84.90% 114.50% 56.40%

Farm Product
493130 Warehousing and Storage 81.30% 130.10% 29.10% 105.30% 161.10% 22.50%
Other Warehousing and
493190 Storage 365.80% 345.70% 86.00% 290.00% 362.50% 64.90%
International Trade
522293 Financing 30.80% 80.30% 43.20% 94.40% 68.50% 49.20%
Secondary Market
522294 Financing 35.10% 37.70% 24.20% 33.40% 68.50% 20.90%
Mortgage and
Nonmortgage Loan
522310 Brokers 96.60% 187.60% 74.40% 79.30% 171.30% 72.20%
Financial Transactions
Processing, Reserve, and
522320 Clearinghouse Activities 63.40% 69.20% 98.60% 94.50% 88.50% 99.70%
Commodity Contracts
523130 Dealing 51.30% 86.70% 48.80% 33.40% 33.80% 48.10%
Miscellaneous Financial
523999 Investment Activities 86.90% 57.40% 37.30% 103.70% 40.60% 46.00%
Direct Health and Medical
524114 Insurance Carriers 40.70% 68.50% 33.30% 36.30% 61.30% 40.30%
Direct Title Insurance
524127 Carriers 57.20% 96.10% 58.50% 64.30% 109.20% 60.50%
Other Direct Insurance
(except Life, Health, and
524128 Medical) Carriers 159.30% 135.30% 121.60% 43.80% 44.70% 125.30%
524130 Reinsurance Carriers 75.60% 94.00% 44.00% 59.70% 62.50% 42.70%
525990 Other Financial Vehicles 26.70% 25.70% 44.30% 224.60% 382.20% 43.40%
Consumer Electronics
532210 and Appliances Rental 36.60% 53.70% 59.40% 64.50% 92.60% 63.00%
541214 Payroll Services 25.60% 35.10% 35.00% 45.70% 67.00% 32.70%
Computer Facilities
541513 Management Services 85.80% 96.40% 170.90% 88.70% 76.40% 195.70%
Process, Physical
Distribution, and Logistics
541614 Consulting Services 67.90% 64.10% 67.80% 70.90% 49.90% 69.80%
Other Services to
561790 Buildings and Dwellings 69.90% 74.50% 52.00% 50.40% 59.50% 51.30%

Hazardous Waste
562211 Treatment and Disposal 39.30% 53.60% 36.40% 89.80% 114.40% 47.50%
All Other Miscellaneous
Waste Management
562998 Services 205.60% 177.50% 224.20% 264.50% 250.20% 210.20%
Sports and Recreation
611620 Instruction 42.70% 31.50% 33.60% 33.50% 38.30% 32.80%
Exam Preparation and
611691 Tutoring 44.40% 35.50% 51.00% 54.80% 42.60% 52.60%
Educational Support
611710 Service 28.30% 26.10% 28.70% 22.20% 20.40% 29.30%
Offices of Physical,
Occupational and Speech
Therapists, and
621340 Audiologists 44.00% 57.10% 41.40% 36.00% 49.80% 41.70%
Freestanding Ambulatory
Surgical and Emergency
621493 Centers 45.50% 46.80% 39.60% 28.00% 23.60% 34.20%
All Other Miscellaneous
Ambulatory Health Care
621999 Services 84.80% 116.30% 101.00% 38.60% 64.90% 110.00%
Residential Mental
623210 Retardation Facilities 35.70% 41.20% 41.60% 59.70% 72.10% 44.40%
Promoters of Performing
Arts, Sports, and Similar
711310 Events with Facilities 65.60% 67.00% 72.90% 616.80% 341.90% 73.40%
722212 Cafeterias 84.20% 74.00% 51.90% 26.90% 35.50% 37.30%
Pet Care (except
812910 Veterinary) Services 36.00% 48.00% 21.70% 31.70% 39.30% 21.10%
813211 Grantmaking Foundations 31.90% 50.80% 28.10% 31.10% 51.00% 28.00%
Source: Author's calculations from County Business Patterns, U.S. Census,
http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/index.html
© Chart Copyright 2008, Scott Shane http://wsomfaculty.cwru.edu/shane/