January 04, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employment projections for major industries, 2008-18

Change in employment of wage and salary workers by industry sector, projected 2008-18
Industry	2008-2018 change
Manufacturing	-1,206,000
Mining	-103,800
Utilities	-59,000
Federal Government	94,800
Information	118,100
Wholesale trade	255,900
Transportation and warehousing	445,500
Financial activities	557,200
Retail trade	654,000
Educational services	805,500
Other services	808,700
Leisure and hospitality	1,142,400
Construction	1,337,100
State and local government	1,591,500
Health care and social assistance	3,996,900
Professional and business services	4,189,900

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