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Employment by major industry sector

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Table 2.1 Employment by major industry sector (Employment numbers in thousands)
Industry sector	2022 NAICS	Employment, 2013	Employment, 2023	Employment, 2033	Employment change, numeric, 2013–23	Employment change, numeric, 2023–33	Employment change, percent, 2013–23	Employment change, percent, 2023–33	Percent distribution, 2013	Percent distribution, 2023	Percent distribution, 2033	Compound annual rate of change, 2013–23	Compound annual rate of change, 2023–33
Total employment	—	147,671.6	167,849.8	174,589.0	20,274.9	6,739.2	13.7	4.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.3	0.4
Self-employed workers	—	9,391.0	9,708.9	9,828.8	414.6	119.9	4.5	1.2	6.3	5.8	5.6	0.4	0.1
Total wage and salary employment	—	138,280.6	158,140.9	164,760.3	19,860.3	6,619.3	14.4	4.2	93.7	94.2	94.4	1.4	0.4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	11	1,243.2	1,461.8	1,473.0	218.6	11.2	17.6	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	1.6	0.1
Nonagriculture	—	137,037.4	156,679.1	163,287.3	19,641.7	6,608.2	14.3	4.2	92.9	93.3	93.5	1.3	0.4
Goods-producing, excluding agriculture and utilities	21, 23, 31-33	18,687.1	21,552.7	22,042.9	2,865.6	490.2	15.3	2.3	12.7	12.8	12.6	1.4	0.2
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	21	811.0	595.3	595.5	-215.7	0.2	-26.6	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.3	-3.0	0.0
Construction	23	5,855.6	8,017.9	8,398.0	2,162.3	380.1	36.9	4.7	4.0	4.8	4.8	3.2	0.5
Manufacturing	31-33	12,020.5	12,939.5	13,049.5	919.0	110.0	7.6	0.8	8.1	7.7	7.5	0.7	0.1
Service-providing, excluding special industries	—	118,350.3	135,126.4	141,244.3	16,776.1	6,117.9	14.2	4.5	80.2	80.5	80.9	1.3	0.4
Utilities	22	552.0	575.5	612.8	23.5	37.3	4.3	6.5	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.6
Wholesale trade	42	5,660.3	6,116.3	6,286.6	456.0	170.3	8.1	2.8	3.8	3.6	3.6	0.8	0.3
Retail trade	44, 45	15,037.1	15,590.1	15,225.3	553.0	-364.8	3.7	-2.3	10.2	9.3	8.7	0.4	-0.2
Transportation and warehousing	48, 492, 493	4,486.2	6,565.3	6,952.3	2,079.1	387.0	46.3	5.9	3.0	3.9	4.0	3.9	0.6
Information	51	2,705.9	3,027.1	3,242.9	321.2	215.8	11.9	7.1	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.1	0.7
Financial activities	52, 53	7,886.2	9,197.4	9,580.8	1,311.2	383.4	16.6	4.2	5.3	5.5	5.5	1.5	0.4
Professional and business services	54-56	18,623.3	22,840.1	24,482.3	4,216.8	1,642.2	22.6	7.2	12.6	13.6	14.0	2.1	0.7
Educational services; private	61	3,354.4	3,817.7	3,870.4	463.3	52.7	13.8	1.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	1.3	0.1
Healthcare and social assistance; private	62	17,731.1	21,524.5	23,768.3	3,793.4	2,243.8	21.4	10.4	12.0	12.8	13.6	2.0	1.0
Leisure and hospitality	71, 72	14,254.0	16,592.8	17,415.5	2,338.8	822.7	16.4	5.0	9.7	9.9	10.0	1.5	0.5
Other services (except public administration)	81	6,207.5	6,497.9	6,779.9	290.4	282.0	4.7	4.3	4.2	3.9	3.9	0.5	0.4
Federal government	—	2,769.4	2,925.1	2,930.2	155.7	5.1	5.6	0.2	1.9	1.7	1.7	0.5	0.0
State and local government	—	19,082.9	19,856.6	20,097.0	773.7	240.4	4.1	1.2	12.9	11.8	11.5	0.4	0.1
Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 3, 2024