Table 1. Employment distribution in Elkhart-Goshen, IN, and the United States by occupational major group, May 2008

Major group	Elkhart-Goshen, IN, employment	Percent of total Elkhart-Goshen, IN, employment	U.S. employment	Percent of total U.S. employment
Management	4,000	3.2	6,152,650	4.6
Business and financial operations	2,530	2.0	6,135,520	4.5
Computer and mathematical science	740	0.6	3,308,260	2.4
Architecture and engineering	1,580	1.3	2,521,630	1.9
Life, physical, and social science	320	0.3	1,296,840	1.0
Community and social services	730	0.6	1,861,750	1.4
Legal	340	0.3	1,003,270	0.7
Education, training, and library	4,710	3.8	8,451,250	6.3
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media	740	0.6	1,804,940	1.3
Healthcare practitioner and technical	4,510	3.7	7,076,800	5.2
Healthcare support	1,660	1.3	3,779,280	2.8
Protective service	1,220	1.0	3,128,960	2.3
Food preparation and serving related	7,170	5.8	11,438,550	8.5
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance	2,320	1.9	4,429,870	3.3
Personal care and service	1,300	1.1	3,437,520	2.5
Sales and related	9,830	8.0	14,336,430	10.6
Office and administrative support	16,360	13.2	23,231,750	17.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry	60	<0.1	438,490	0.3
Construction and extraction	6,110	4.9	6,548,760	4.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair	4,920	4.0	5,374,850	4.0
Production	42,000	34.0	9,919,120	7.3
Transportation and material moving	10,370	8.4	9,508,750	7.0
Total, all occupations	123,490	100.0	135,185,230	100.0

 

Last Modified Date: July 20, 2009