Table 1. Number of cases and outbreaks by food industry sector.
| Industry | Cases | Outbreaks | Cases per 1,000 workers | Outbreaks per 1,000 workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-seafood | 48,799 | 743 | 31.15 | 0.47 |
| Seafood | 1,947 | 41 | 65.07 | 1.37 |
Notes:
The total number of workers for each sector (for May 2020) come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021) with 1,596,500 and 29,290 employed in the overall food manufacturing (NAICS 311000) and seafood product preparation (NAICS 311700), respectively. There was a significant difference in cases per capita for non-seafood versus seafood workers (χ2 = 12.04, p = 0.00052).