Employment by Major Industry Groups
in 2008 and Projected to 2018
| Major Industry Group | Employment 2008 |
Employment 2018 |
Growth Rate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||