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Employment Projections

Industry Projections Evaluation: 2004–2014

Share in percent of employment by major sector: historical base year 2004, projected Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014, and actual 2014

Sector

Base year 2004

Projected BLS 2014

Actual 2014

Mining

0.4%

0.3%

0.6%

Construction

5.3%

5.1%

4.4%

Manufacturing

10.8%

9.0%

8.7%

Utilities

0.4%

0.4%

0.4%

Wholesale trade

4.3%

4.1%

4.2%

Retail trade

11.4%

11.1%

11.0%

Transportation and warehousing

3.2%

3.2%

3.3%

Information

2.4%

2.3%

2.0%

Financial activities

6.1%

5.9%

5.7%

Professional and business services

12.4%

13.9%

13.6%

Educational services

2.1%

2.4%

2.4%

Health care and social assistance

10.7%

12.2%

12.9%

Leisure and hospitality

9.4%

9.7%

10.5%

Other services

4.7%

4.6%

4.6%

Federal government

2.1%

1.8%

2.0%

State and local government

14.3%

13.9%

13.7%

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Last Modified Date: August 1, 2018