The Price of Globalization

[Stephen E Philion]

Doug, how do you explain *those* numbers, I'm at a loss as to how to
explain it, aside from deindustrialization and shifts to investment in
FIRE and service sector jobs? 

Steve

On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, Doug Henwood wrote:


>from <http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/osh.t06.htm>
> 
> number of occupational injuries & illnesses per 100 full-time workers:
> 
> 1973 11.0
> 1974 10.4
> 1975  9.1
> 1976  9.2
> 1977  9.3
> 1978  9.4
> 1979  9.5
> 1980  8.7
> 1981  8.3
> 1982  7.7
> 1983  7.6
> 1984  8.0
> 1985  7.9
> 1986  7.9
> 1987  8.3
> 1988  8.6
> 1989  8.6
> 1990  8.8
> 1991  8.4
> 1992  8.9
> 1993  8.5
> 1994  8.4
> 1995  8.1
> 1996  7.4
> 1997  7.1
> 1998  6.7
> 
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