Wired telecommunications employment as share of total telecommunications employment, select periods, 1973 to 2019
| Total employment in telecommunications (annual average) | Total employment in wired telecommunications (annual average) | Wired as share of total telecommunications employment (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–1979 | 1,124,936 | n.a. | n.a. |
| 1983–1986 | 1,391,137 | n.a. | n.a. |
| 2003–2006 | 1,347,941 | 992,840 | 73.7% |
| 2016–2019 | 893,929 | 477,429 | 53.4% |
Note: Separate data for wired telecommunications are not available for 1973–1986.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey data (EPI 2020).