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With 81% of its 74,000 manufacturing jobs directly tied to the
 aircraft industry, Wichita is bracing for tough times



LOCAL AIRCRAFT JOBS



BOEING                                 17,400
CESSNA AIRCRAFT                        11,200
RAYTHEON                                9,200
BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE                    4,100
OTHERS                                 18,100
TOTAL                                  60,000






Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Wichita State Univ. Center
for Economic Development and Business Research