Employment by major occupational group
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Table 1.1 Employment by major occupational group, 2008 and projected 2018
(Numbers in thousands)
2008 National Employment Matrix title and code |
Employment |
Percent distribution |
Change, 2008-18 |
2008 |
2018 |
2008 |
2018 |
Number |
Percent |
Total, all occupations |
00-0000 |
150,931.7 |
166,205.6 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
15,273.9 |
10.12 |
Management, business, and financial occupations |
11-1300 |
15,746.7 |
17,410.9 |
10.43 |
10.47 |
1,664.2 |
10.57 |
Professional and related occupations |
15-2900 |
31,053.5 |
36,280.0 |
20.57 |
21.82 |
5,226.5 |
16.83 |
Service occupations |
31-3900 |
29,575.9 |
33,645.1 |
19.59 |
20.24 |
4,069.2 |
13.76 |
Sales and related occupations |
41-0000 |
15,902.7 |
16,883.1 |
10.53 |
10.15 |
980.4 |
6.16 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
43-0000 |
24,100.6 |
25,942.7 |
15.96 |
15.60 |
1,842.1 |
7.64 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
45-0000 |
1,035.4 |
1,026.3 |
0.68 |
0.61 |
-9.1 |
-0.88 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
47-0000 |
7,810.3 |
8,828.8 |
5.17 |
5.31 |
1,018.6 |
13.04 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
49-0000 |
5,798.0 |
6,238.2 |
3.84 |
3.75 |
440.2 |
7.59 |
Production occupations |
51-0000 |
10,083.0 |
9,733.9 |
6.68 |
5.85 |
-349.2 |
-3.46 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
53-0000 |
9,825.5 |
10,216.6 |
6.50 |
6.14 |
391.1 |
3.98 |
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Last Modified Date: December 10, 2009
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