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 2008 and Projected to 2018

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Major Industry Group
Total
Employment
2008
Total
Employment
2018
Annualized
Growth
Rate
Construction  236,600  269,770  1.30 
Education and Health Services  893,750  1,065,060  1.80 
Financial Activities  205,800  229,830  1.10 
Goods-Producing  781,210  742,820  -0.50 
Government  283,240  292,880  0.30 
Information  71,700  74,580  0.40 
Leisure and Hospitality  398,870  438,860  1.00 
Manufacturing  515,730  449,170  -1.40 
Natural Resources and Mining  28,880  23,880  -1.90 
Other Services (Except Government)  166,140  186,060  1.10 
Professional and Business Services  503,020  609,480  1.90 
Services-Providing  3,314,590  3,749,370  1.20 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities  792,070  852,620  0.70