Employment by Major Industry GroupEmployment by Occupational GroupAnnual Average Openings by Occupational GroupFastest Growing Occupations by Job GrowthFastest Declining Occupations by Job GrowthFastest Growing Occupations by Percentage ChangeOccupational Employment and Annual Average Job Needs
  
North Carolina Occupational Trends

 

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Employment by Major Industry Groups
in 2006 and Projected to 2016

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Major Industry Group
Total
Employment
2006
Total
Employment
2016
Annualized
Growth
Rate
Construction  243,290  305,990  2.30 
Education and Health Services  836,630  1,076,630  2.60 
Financial Activities  200,690  235,980  1.60 
Goods-Producing  826,310  819,520  -0.10 
Government  267,900  301,300  1.20 
Information  72,850  76,940  0.50 
Leisure and Hospitality  372,110  459,190  2.10 
Manufacturing  553,180  489,670  -1.20 
Natural Resources and Mining  29,840  23,860  -2.20 
Other Services (Except Government)  164,740  196,430  1.80 
Professional and Business Services  473,880  609,580  2.60 
Services-Providing  3,166,440  3,821,770  1.90 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities  777,640  865,720  1.10