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| between 2002 and 2005. However, the industry accounted for just 3.3 percent of total non‐farm earnings in 2005. The government sector, which accounted for 11.9 percent of total non‐farm earnings, Increased 19.1 percent between 2002 and 2005. It should be noted that no single sector accounted for more than 12 percent of total non‐farm earnings in 2005, thus pointing to a fairly diverse economy. Table 3 shows the percentage change in earnings of key non‐farm sectors between 2002 and 2005. Page 43 of 141 Table 3 Earnings by Key Non‐Farm Sector 2002‐2005 The US. Department of Commerce/U.S. Census Bureau reported the total number of residential building permits issued in the Atlanta‐Sandy Springs‐ Marietta, GA MSA totaled 38,693 during the first half of 2006, a 7.6 percent increase from the same time period the previous year. The number of permits issued for single‐family homes increased 2.3 percent from 30,115 during the first six months of 2005 to 30,795 during the same time period the following year. The number of permits issued for residential structures containing two units fell 10.5 percent from 114 during the first two quarters of 2005 to 102 during the first two quarters of 2006, while the number of permits issued for residential structures containing three and four units Increased a whopping 256.6 percent from 83 during the first half of 2005 to 296 during the first half of 2006. The number of permits issued for residential structures containing five or more units Increased 33.0 percent from 5,640 during the first half of 2005 to 7,500 during the same time period the following year. Total % Change 02‐05 % of 2005 Non‐farm Total Forestry, fishing, related activities, and other N/A N/A Mining N/A N/A Utilities N/A N/A Construction 22.80% 6.50% Manufacturing 10.00% 8.60% Wholesale trade 13.90% 8.20% Retail trade 9.40% 6.10% Transportation and warehousing ‐2.60% 4.40% Information 6.00% 7.30% Finance and insurance 16.30% 7.30% Real estate and rental and leasing 34.30% 3.30% Professional and technical services 17.40% 11.10% Management of companies and enterprises 43.70% 3.20% Administrative and waste services 27.10% 5.30% Educational services 19.20% 1.30% Health care and social assistance 21.90% 6.80% Arts, entertainment, and recreation ‐1.30% 0.90% Accommodation and food services 18.90% 2.70% Other services, except public administration 12.90% 2.60% Government and government enterprises 19.10% 11.90% Source: US. Department of Commerce/Bureau of Economic Analysis |