The Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing industry has really been reeling, experiencing a massive employment decline of -14.26% in just the 12 months. The most recent numbers from 2015 show that employment was right at 18,841 working at 431 different establishments throughout the United States, which is 3,133 less than the year prior. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (101% more) the average for the Communications Equipment Manufacturing Industry.