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November 2009

Industry output and employment projections to 2018

Rose A. Woods

Professional and business services and the health care and social assistance sectors account for more than half of the projected job growth from 2008 to 2018; construction also is expected to add jobs, while agriculture and manufacturing employment is expected to decline over the period.

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