With recent employment losses of over -5.36%, The Commodity Contracts Brokerage industry has been taking a real beating. The last reported numbers showed about 10,115 employees working within the industry which is a shocking decrease considering the numbers were reported at 10,688 in 2014. All told there are a total of 1,588 businesses in operation with the Commodity Contracts Brokerage industry. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage Industry.