[neutrino]

Notice the glaring lack of reference to job growth in those sectors?

Thanks for the ping, raybbr!

I seem to recall that making hamburgers is now considered manufacturing. So perhaps all we're really seeing is more burger flipping....

Meanwhile, the Chinese wax stronger.

[Toddsterpatriot]

I seem to recall that making hamburgers is now considered manufacturing.

Again you recall incorrectly!!

Meanwhile, the Chinese wax stronger.

To wax stronger, all it takes is practice.

[expat_panama]

I seem to recall that making hamburgers is now considered manufacturing.

Let's put this to bed once and for all.   

Gov't stats (Labor Dept., Census Br., OSHA, etc.) all use the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System.   In order to find out what sector a burger-flipper is, all you do is look up fast food restaurants in the manual and you get a list of all kinds of burger flippers.   They're all under code 5812, and it so happens that this is part of Major Group 58: Eating And Drinking Places under Division G: Retail Trade which is listed in the BLS glossary as one of the "Service-producing industries (Standard Industrial Classification)".

I hope I wasn't going to fast for anyone.  Remember, quiz on Monday and this will be on it.