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Employment Projections
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Industry Projections Evaluation: 2006–2016
Sector | Base year 2006 | Projected BLS 2016 | Actual 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
Mining | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Construction | 5.6% | 5.6% | 4.6% |
Manufacturing | 10.4% | 8.4% | 8.5% |
Utilities | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Wholesale trade | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
Retail trade | 11.2% | 10.5% | 10.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.5% |
Information | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% |
Financial activities | 6.1% | 6.3% | 5.7% |
Professional and business services | 12.8% | 14.2% | 13.8% |
Educational services | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
Health care and social assistance | 10.9% | 12.5% | 13.1% |
Leisure and hospitality | 9.6% | 9.9% | 10.8% |
Other services | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.4% |
Federal government | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.9% |
State and local government | 14.1% | 13.6% | 13.4% |
Last Modified Date: August 1, 2018