The Securities and Commodity Exchanges industry has really been reeling, experiencing a massive employment decline of -22.69% in just the 12 months. The most recent numbers from 2015 show that employment was right at 4,963 working at 144 different establishments throughout the United States, which is 1,457 less than the year prior. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (-100% more) the average for the Securities Commodity Contracts and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities Industry.