Table 3. The 10 industries with the largest wage and salary employment growth, 2008-18 (1)

Table 3.  The 10 industries with the largest wage and salary employment growth, 2008-18 (1)
(In thousands)

                   Industry                                   Sector                   Employment        Change
                                                                                       2008   2018   Number   Percent

Management, scientific, and technical  
  consulting services.........................  Professional and business services..  1,009  1,844    835      82.8
Offices of physicians.........................  Health care and social assistance...  2,266  3,038    772      34.1
Computer systems design and related services..  Professional and business services..  1,450  2,107    656      45.3
Other general merchandise stores..............  Retail trade........................  1,490  2,097    607      40.7
Employment services...........................  Professional and business services..  3,144  3,744    600      19.1
Local government, excluding education and 
  hospitals...................................  Government..........................  5,819  6,306    487       8.4
Home health care services.....................  Health care and social assistance...    958  1,399    441      46.1
Services for the elderly and persons with 
  disabilities................................  Health care and social assistance...    585  1,016    431      73.8
Nursing care facilities.......................  Health care and social assistance...  1,614  2,007    394      24.4
Full-service restaurants......................  Accommodation and food services.....  4,598  4,942    343       7.5


   1 Data are from the National Employment Matrix.

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