More than three years have passed since the official end of the Great Recession. Unemployment rates remain stubbornly high, and economic output has fallen short of desired levels. As economists try to understand the forces behind the current economic situation, an interesting topic to consider is the changing composition of employment across industries, both at the national level and at the level of the Eighth Federal Reserve District, based in St. Louis. These changes are noteworthy because the trend of an increasing employment share in the services sector, accompanied by a declining employment share in the manufacturing sector, is likely to continue even after the recovery picks up more strength.