Source: Center for Regional Analysis, GMU
*Private sector only, all jobs including self-employed, in thousands;
**In billions of 1998 $s, private sector only, to gross regional product

The diverse and interdependent nature of the InfoComm Industry within the Washington economy is seen in its projected contribution to the area's gross regional product (GRP). In 1998, the InfoComm Industry is estimated to have generated $29.9 billion (in 1998$s) in GRP, accounting for 20 percent of the total GRP generated by the area's private sector. By 2010, the InfoComm Industry is projected to generating $45.5 billion in GRP, for a gain of 52.2 percent, while the private sector's contribution to GRP is forecast to grow by 38.1 percent. The $15.6 billion increase in GRP generated by the InfoComm Industry over this 12-year period would account for 27.3 percent of the private sector's total increase in GRP and raise its share of private sector-generated GRP to 22 percent.

All sectors in the Washington area economy benefit from the continued rapid growth of the InfoComm Industry. Projected InfoComm Industry job growth occurs in three sectors: services, transportation, communications, and utilities (TCPU), and manufacturing. The share of these sectors' job gains over the forecast period are shown in Table 6.