November 3, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Workers in abolished occupations

Percentage of private industry workers in occupations that were abolished, by occupational group, September 2007–September 2010 quarterly average
Occupation	Percentage
Professional and related	0.7
Natural resources and construction	0.8
Service	0.8
Sales and office	1.0
Production and transportation	1.0
Management, business, and financial	1.2

These data are featured in the TED article, Workers in abolished occupations.

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