Table 2. Employment by industry and occupational group, May 2009
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Occupational group
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| | | Business | | | Life, | | | | Arts, design, |
Industry | Total | | and | Computer and | Architecture | physical, | Community | | Education, | entertainment, | Healthcare
| | Management | financial | mathematical | and | and social | and social | Legal | training, and | sports, and | practitioner
| | | operations | science | engineering | science | services | | library | media | and technical
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All industries | 130,647,610 | 6,116,380 | 6,063,670 | 3,303,690 | 2,412,730 | 1,308,380 | 1,891,320 | 999,020 | 8,488,740 | 1,745,670 | 7,200,950
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing, | | | | | | | | | | |
and hunting .....................| 381,900 | 6,320 | 1,400 | 260 | 80 | 2,490 | (1) | (1) | 270 | 130 | 170
Mining ...........................| 683,880 | 33,640 | 22,950 | 5,160 | 35,530 | 19,560 | (1) | 2,220 | (1) | 350 | 2,500
Utilities ........................| 558,640 | 35,090 | 39,760 | 17,090 | 49,680 | 9,730 | (1) | 1,620 | 150 | 2,180 | 1,580
Construction .....................| 6,497,870 | 341,950 | 194,010 | 9,540 | 78,380 | 3,360 | 120 | 1,180 | (1) | 6,980 | 2,330
Manufacturing ....................| 12,444,560 | 657,010 | 403,790 | 267,850 | 754,010 | 147,140 | 160 | 5,150 | 1,120 | 80,000 | 17,410
Wholesale trade ..................| 5,734,040 | 337,630 | 216,620 | 169,720 | 60,920 | 31,760 | 350 | 2,480 | 730 | 55,200 | 13,560
Retail trade .....................| 14,974,830 | 329,550 | 138,310 | 56,120 | 4,490 | 5,190 | 520 | 1,240 | 4,860 | 103,820 | 462,380
Transportation and warehousing ...| 5,085,590 | 153,080 | 95,300 | 25,800 | 25,810 | 3,800 | 100 | 1,520 | 1,220 | 3,730 | 4,390
Information ......................| 2,876,820 | 204,890 | 158,330 | 421,000 | 58,010 | 26,070 | 240 | 6,720 | 14,540 | 446,580 | 1,080
Finance and insurance ............| 5,706,700 | 454,640 | 1,296,180 | 302,930 | 2,760 | 26,290 | 3,910 | 51,760 | 1,150 | 20,620 | 29,130
Real estate and rental | | | | | | | | | | |
and leasing .....................| 2,018,810 | 194,280 | 96,840 | 13,660 | 3,860 | 6,330 | 2,190 | 6,610 | 400 | 14,170 | 6,710
Professional, scientific, and | | | | | | | | | | |
technical services ..............| 7,610,310 | 564,510 | 963,250 | 1,124,020 | 894,100 | 382,200 | 6,880 | 607,180 | 17,910 | 322,070 | 159,690
Management of companies | | | | | | | | | | |
and enterprises.. ...............| 1,919,180 | 342,620 | 357,800 | 195,980 | 53,120 | 32,500 | 13,790 | 21,190 | 4,480 | 31,600 | 24,770
Administrative and support | | | | | | | | | | |
and waste management | | | | | | | | | | |
and remediation services ........| 7,528,410 | 241,120 | 281,100 | 134,870 | 65,040 | 27,050 | 10,190 | 19,260 | 27,930 | 37,650 | 158,620
Educational services | 12,795,350 | 563,430 | 237,440 | 193,360 | 22,360 | 169,370 | 295,800 | (1) | 7,558,080 | 234,010 | 245,280
Health care and social | | | | | | | | | | |
assistance ......................| 16,867,510 | 585,380 | 230,140 | 94,260 | 4,420 | 90,510 | 955,590 | 4,060 | 531,850 | 35,210 | 5,597,370
Arts, entertainment, and | | | | | | | | | | |
recreation ......................| 1,928,740 | 65,390 | 36,470 | 5,810 | 1,970 | 4,730 | 580 | 410 | 30,260 | 187,530 | 5,620
Accommodation and food | | | | | | | | | | |
services ........................| 11,282,380 | 283,890 | 37,320 | 2,570 | 320 | 1,430 | 350 | 200 | 460 | 14,480 | 3,840
Other services (except | | | | | | | | | | |
public administration) ..........| 3,823,970 | 189,350 | 203,130 | 27,970 | 6,770 | 14,570 | 103,740 | 8,730 | 74,700 | 85,890 | 9,030
Federal, state, and local | | | | | | | | | | |
government ......................| 9,928,110 | 532,590 | 1,053,500 | 235,740 | 291,100 | 304,280 | 496,780 | 253,740 | 218,570 | 63,470 | 455,470
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| | | Food | Building and | Personal | | Office and | Farming, | | | | Transpor-
| Healthcare | Protective | preparation | grounds | care and | Sales and | administrative | fishing, | Construction | Installation, | | tation and
| support | service | and serving | cleaning and | service | related | support | and | and | maintenance, | Production | material
| | | related | maintenance | | | | forestry | extraction | and repair | | moving
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All industries | 3,886,690 | 3,172,420 | 11,218,260 | 4,269,480 | 3,461,910 | 13,715,050 | 22,336,450 | 419,200 | 5,751,630 | 5,114,150 | 8,927,130 | 8,844,700
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing, | | | | | | | | | | | |
and hunting .....................| 60 | 400 | (1) | 4,010 | 4,790 | 2,000 | 19,130 | 269,600 | 580 | 7,010 | 12,480 | 50,720
Mining ...........................| (1) | 710 | 500 | 1,440 | 180 | 8,930 | 56,570 | 280 | 280,920 | 59,280 | 53,650 | 99,490
Utilities ........................| (1) | 5,360 | (1) | 3,150 | (1) | 9,470 | 114,110 | 270 | 32,260 | 144,410 | 80,440 | 12,230
Construction .....................| (1) | 3,930 | 1,670 | 36,270 | 1,150 | 126,200 | 636,900 | 740 | 4,219,450 | 508,770 | 99,580 | 225,250
Manufacturing ....................| 740 | 17,120 | 34,220 | 76,680 | 780 | 376,570 | 1,208,460 | 31,590 | 211,200 | 618,890 | 6,441,390 | 1,093,270
Wholesale trade ..................| 970 | 5,070 | 4,930 | 26,150 | 1,340 | 1,539,110 | 1,341,020 | 47,670 | 22,410 | 372,100 | 306,910 | 1,177,390
Retail trade .....................| 58,490 | 66,840 | 483,120 | 118,480 | 88,920 | 8,151,620 | 2,612,420 | 18,640 | 48,120 | 721,040 | 413,760 | 1,086,930
Transportation and warehousing ...| 250 | 17,790 | 7,010 | 35,680 | 152,020 | 85,680 | 1,458,510 | 2,400 | 30,150 | 288,570 | 69,670 | 2,623,110
Information ......................| 100 | 4,480 | 43,510 | 12,660 | 55,890 | 378,400 | 622,940 | (1) | 4,080 | 296,950 | 64,180 | 56,150
Finance and insurance ............| 1,610 | 11,960 | 1,530 | 12,700 | 1,110 | 723,910 | 2,746,020 | 190 | 1,080 | 11,390 | 2,280 | 3,550
Real estate and rental | | | | | | | | | | | |
and leasing .....................| 3,910 | 28,460 | 21,470 | 147,940 | 21,650 | 501,310 | 450,590 | 890 | 28,710 | 326,710 | 9,850 | 132,280
Professional, scientific, and | | | | | | | | | | | |
technical services ..............| 70,960 | 12,020 | 5,750 | 33,970 | 33,580 | 336,910 | 1,776,170 | 4,200 | 59,590 | 71,020 | 106,780 | 57,570
Management of companies | | | | | | | | | | | |
and enterprises.. ...............| 6,180 | 7,950 | 11,040 | 10,230 | 7,410 | 96,850 | 565,470 | 1,080 | 8,090 | 41,640 | 27,080 | 58,330
Administrative and support | | | | | | | | | | | |
and waste management | | | | | | | | | | | |
and remediation services ........| 91,890 | 713,230 | 71,580 | 1,623,550 | 56,730 | 491,870 | 1,680,410 | 10,430 | 246,720 | 192,370 | 561,720 | 785,080
Educational services .............| 36,970 | 110,810 | 464,080 | 545,040 | 224,730 | 37,750 | 1,363,920 | 2,860 | 42,550 | 146,640 | 20,060 | 277,080
Health care and social | | | | | | | | | | | |
assistance ......................| 3,422,450 | 69,200 | 535,070 | 465,490 | 1,091,830 | 57,650 | 2,729,310 | 540 | 17,680 | 130,480 | 105,130 | 113,870
Arts, entertainment, and | | | | | | | | | | | |
recreation ......................| 5,020 | 74,010 | 308,910 | 186,650 | 559,830 | 149,140 | 179,590 | 2,370 | 9,340 | 69,030 | 5,590 | 40,490
Accommodation and food | | | | | | | | | | | |
services ........................| 7,920 | 65,600 | 9,010,680 | 576,290 | 137,240 | 348,070 | 413,330 | 550 | 4,350 | 95,710 | 74,860 | 202,920
Other services (except | | | | | | | | | | | |
public administration) ..........| 34,680 | 44,890 | 97,560 | 104,470 | 726,050 | 227,500 | 582,740 | 1,440 | 13,180 | 625,320 | 305,750 | 336,500
Federal, state, and local | | | | | | | | | | | |
government ......................| 144,410 | 1,912,600 | 115,610 | 248,650 | 296,670 | 66,120 | 1,778,850 | 23,450 | 471,170 | 386,820 | 166,000 | 412,500
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(1) Data not available.
United States Department of Labor
