The U.S. economy is recovering from a severe recession, but some industries are unlikely to ever fully bounce back

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/03/28/top-10-dying-industries/

Sector	Revenue 2010 (in millions)	Decline 2000-2010	Forecast Decline 2010-2016	Establish- ments 2010	Decline 2000-2010	Forecast Decline 2010-2016
Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$154,096	-54.9%	-37.1%	23,474	-10.5%	-15.9%
Mills	$54,645	-50.2%	-10.0%	9,553	-23.6%	-12.8%
Newspaper Publishing	$40,726	-35.9%	-18.8%	6,128	-28.6%	-17.6%
Apparel Manufacturing	$12,800	-77.1%	-8.5%	2,265	-60.5%	-11.3%
DVD, Game & Video Rental	$7,839	-35.7%	-19.3%	17,369	-34.8%	-11.2%
Manufactured Home Dealers	$4,538	-73.7%	-62.0%	3,968	-56.7%	-58.7%
Video Postproduction Services	$4,276	-24.9%	-10.7%	1,789	-43.2%	-37.8%
Record Stores	$1,804	-76.3%	-39.7%	2,916	-77.4%	-11.6%
Photofinishing	$1,603	-69.1%	-39.1%	7,083	-59.3%	-33.3%
Formal Wear & Costume Rental	$736	-35.0%	-14.6%	2,310	-28.5%