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National Employment Matrix


13-1075 Labor relations specialists
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2020 and projected 2030.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2020 Employment 2020 Percent of Occupation 2020 Percent of Industry Projected 2030 Employment Projected 2030 Percent of Occupation Projected 2030 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2020-2030 Employment Percent Change, 2020-2030 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 73.5 100.0 0.0 70.3 100.0 0.0 -3.2 -4.3 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 1.5 2.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 0.0 -0.4 -24.3 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 72.0 98.0 0.0 69.2 98.4 0.0 -2.8 -3.9 3 1

Utilities

220000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 -14.4 19 2

Utilities

221000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 -14.4 20 3

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

221100 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 -14.1 21 4

Electric power generation

221110 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -37.3 22 5

Construction

230000 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -5.5 34 2

Construction of buildings

236000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.3 35 3

Nonresidential building construction

236200 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.4 37 4

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 1.2 1.6 0.0 1.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 -1.2 60 2

Food manufacturing

311000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -3.4 61 3

Chemical manufacturing

325000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.4 89 3

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

325400 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.1 90 4

Machinery manufacturing

333000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.8 110 3

Machinery manufacturing (3331,2,4,9)

3330A1 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -1.7 114 4

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334000 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -8.9 115 3

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

334500 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -6.9 120 4

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336000 Summary 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 4.6 127 3

Motor vehicle manufacturing

336100 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 20.5 128 4

Motor vehicle parts manufacturing

336300 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.2 130 4

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

336400 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -6.8 131 4

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.5 138 3

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

339100 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -4.0 139 4

Wholesale trade

420000 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -4.6 143 2

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

423000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 -4.8 144 3

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

423400 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -5.0 146 4

Retail trade

44-450 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -9.5 158 2

Retail trade, except motor vehicle and parts dealers, food and beverage stores, and general merchandise stores

4445R0 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -8.4 167 3

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

444000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -12.4 172 4

Building material and supplies dealers

444100 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -12.4 173 5

Transportation and warehousing

48-490 Summary 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 197 2

Rail transportation

482000 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -4.3 201 3

Truck transportation

484000 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -4.0 205 3

Scenic and sightseeing transportation and support activities for transportation

487-80 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -1.1 217 3

Support activities for transportation

488000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -1.1 222 4

Couriers and messengers

492000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.8 229 3

Couriers and express delivery services

492100 Line Item 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.8 230 4

Warehousing and storage

493000 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.4 232 3

Information

510000 Summary 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -14.0 233 2

Telecommunications

517000 Line Item 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 -0.1 -24.1 249 3

Finance and insurance

520000 Summary 1.9 2.6 0.0 1.9 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.9 252 2

Monetary authorities, credit intermediation, and related activities

521-20 Summary 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 -5.2 253 3

Credit intermediation and related activities

522000 Summary 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 -5.1 255 4

Nondepository credit intermediation

522200 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 256 5

Other nondepository credit intermediation

522290 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.4 257 6

Credit intermediation and related activities (5221,3)

5220A1 Line Item 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 -6.6 259 5

Insurance carriers and related activities

524000 Summary 1.2 1.6 0.0 1.2 1.7 0.0 0.1 4.6 260 3

Insurance carriers

524100 Summary 0.6 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 4.4 261 4

Direct health and medical insurance carriers

524114 Line Item 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.0 6.2 262 5

Direct insurance (except life, health, and medical) carriers

524120 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.7 263 5

Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities

524200 Summary 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 4.8 265 4

Other insurance related activities

524290 Line Item 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.0 4.9 267 5

Securities, commodity contracts, fund, trusts and other financial investments and vehicles and related activities

523,50 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -2.9 268 3

Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities

523000 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -3.0 269 4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 0.8 1.1 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 279 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 0.8 1.1 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 280 3

Legal services

541100 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -4.2 281 4

Architectural, engineering, and related services

541300 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -9.3 283 4

Engineering services

541330 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -9.3 285 5

Computer systems design and related services

541500 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 9.6 289 4

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

541600 Line Item 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 11.4 290 4

Scientific research and development services

541700 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -4.4 291 4

Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences

541710 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -4.4 292 5

Management of companies and enterprises

550000 Summary 1.4 1.9 0.1 1.3 1.9 0.1 -0.1 -6.0 299 2

Management of companies and enterprises

551000 Line Item 1.4 1.9 0.1 1.3 1.9 0.1 -0.1 -6.0 300 3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 6.4 301 2

Administrative and support services

561000 Summary 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 6.6 302 3

Office administrative services

561100 Line Item 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 12.1 303 4

Employment services

561300 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.3 305 4

Temporary help services

561320 Line Item 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.9 306 5

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 1.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 -2.1 322 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 1.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 -2.1 323 3

Elementary and secondary schools; state, local, and private

611100 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -2.3 324 4

Elementary and secondary schools; local

611103 Line Item 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 -2.4 327 5

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private

6112-3 Summary 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 -2.5 328 4

Junior colleges; state, local, and private

611200 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -11.3 329 5

Junior colleges; local

611203 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -13.3 332 6

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private

611300 Summary 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 -1.5 333 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private

611305 Line Item 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.6 334 6

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state

611302 Line Item 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 -4.5 335 6

Healthcare and social assistance

620000 Summary 1.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 354 2

Ambulatory healthcare services

621000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 5.6 355 3

Offices of physicians

621100 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -2.8 356 4

Outpatient care centers

621400 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 9.4 364 4

Other ambulatory healthcare services

621900 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 7.6 369 4

Hospitals; state, local, and private

622000 Summary 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 -4.3 372 3

General medical and surgical hospitals; state, local, and private

622100 Summary 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 -4.3 373 4

General medical and surgical hospitals; private

622105 Line Item 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 -2.6 374 5

General medical and surgical hospitals; local

622103 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -7.6 376 5

Social assistance

624000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 6.8 392 3

Community and vocational rehabilitation services

6242-3 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -1.5 396 4

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

713000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 38.8 411 3

Accommodation and food services

720000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 20.8 417 2

Accommodation

721000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 20.8 418 3

Traveler accommodation

721100 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 20.8 419 4

Casino hotels

721120 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 21.1 420 5

Other services (except public administration)

810000 Summary 59.1 80.4 1.0 56.6 80.5 0.8 -2.5 -4.2 430 2

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

813000 Summary 59.1 80.4 2.1 56.6 80.5 1.9 -2.5 -4.2 444 3

Grantmaking and giving services and social advocacy organizations

8132-3 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 15.7 446 4

Social advocacy organizations

813300 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 15.2 448 5

Civic, social, professional, and similar organizations

8134-9 Summary 59.0 80.2 7.9 56.5 80.3 6.6 -2.5 -4.2 449 4

Civic and social organizations

813400 Line Item 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 30.2 450 5

Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations

813900 Summary 58.8 80.0 12.5 56.2 79.9 12.1 -2.6 -4.4 451 5

Labor unions and similar labor organizations

813930 Line Item 55.2 75.1 52.7 52.8 75.1 54.3 -2.4 -4.3 452 6

Government

900000 Summary 2.8 3.8 0.0 2.6 3.7 0.0 -0.2 -7.2 455 2

Federal government

910000 Summary 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.0 -0.1 -16.0 456 3

Postal service

491000 Line Item 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 -0.1 -16.1 457 4

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 1.3 1.8 0.1 1.2 1.7 0.1 -0.1 -9.4 459 3

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 1.1 1.5 0.0 1.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 -1.4 460 3