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Section I: National, State and Douglas County Commercial Sector Leakages

During the 1980's and 1990's, there have been rapid changes in the national commercial sector. Growth has occurred in commercial sector segments such as discount general merchandisers, membership warehouse clubs, "category killer" stores, factory outlet malls, specialty mail order and Internet stores.
Nationally, the retail sector employed 18% of non-agricultural employment in 1992, which represents 1 in 5 Americans in the workforce.
In the state of Nevada, the retail sector employed 16% of Nevada's total employment in 1992.
In Douglas County, the retail sector employed 14% of 1992 total employment.

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