December 17, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Industries with the most new jobs, 2008-18

The 10 industries with the largest projected employment growth, 2008�18
Industry	Projected employment growth
Full-service restaurants	343,000
Nursing care facilities	394,000
Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities	431,000
Home health care services	441,000
Local government, excluding education and hospitals	487,000
Employment services	600,000
Other general merchandise stores	607,000
Computer systems design and related services	656,000
Offices of physicians	772,000
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	835,000

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