The total number of employees in the nursery industry is estimated at 90,636. While many of the jobs in the industry are seasonal in nature, the combined number of full-time and part-time positions was approximately 49,000. The total payroll of the industry for 1996 was $659.7 million. Between 1988 and 1996, overall industry payroll increased by $88 million and overrall industry employment increased by 6,776 positions.

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