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Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2020 and projected 2030.

Employment in thousands.
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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
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Total employment	TE1000	Summary	52.3	100.0	0.0	54.3	100.0	0.0	1.9	3.7		0
Self-employed workers	TE1100	Line Item	1.2	2.3	0.0	1.0	1.8	0.0	-0.2	-17.6	2	1
Total wage and salary employment	TE1200	Summary	51.1	97.7	0.0	53.3	98.2	0.0	2.2	4.2	3	1
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	210000	Summary	1.1	2.0	0.2	1.2	2.1	0.2	0.1	8.2	12	2
Oil and gas extraction	211000	Line Item	0.6	1.1	0.4	0.6	1.1	0.4	0.0	0.2	13	3
Mining (except oil and gas)	212000	Summary	0.3	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.6	0.2	0.0	7.1	14	3
Coal mining	212100	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-4.3	15	4
Metal ore mining	212200	Line Item	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.0	10.0	16	4
Utilities	220000	Summary	0.9	1.7	0.2	0.9	1.6	0.2	0.0	-3.4	19	2
Utilities	221000	Summary	0.9	1.7	0.2	0.9	1.6	0.2	0.0	-3.4	20	3
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	221100	Summary	0.5	0.9	0.1	0.4	0.8	0.1	0.0	-10.2	21	4
Electric power generation	221110	Summary	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	-0.1	-24.8	22	5
Fossil fuel electric power generation	221112	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-30.9	24	6
Nuclear electric power generation	221113	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	-31.6	25	6
Natural gas distribution	221200	Line Item	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	-7.4	32	4
Water, sewage and other systems	221300	Line Item	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.0	10.4	33	4
Construction	230000	Summary	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	5.3	34	2
Construction of buildings	236000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	6.7	35	3
Heavy and civil engineering construction	237000	Summary	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	4.7	38	3
Specialty trade contractors	238000	Summary	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	5.0	45	3
Manufacturing	31-330	Summary	3.4	6.4	0.0	3.5	6.5	0.0	0.2	4.6	60	2
Food manufacturing	311000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	2.7	61	3
Paper manufacturing	322000	Summary	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.0	-7.6	84	3
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	322100	Line Item	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.0	-7.4	85	4
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	324000	Line Item	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.0	4.5	88	3
Chemical manufacturing	325000	Summary	0.7	1.3	0.1	0.7	1.3	0.1	0.0	3.6	89	3
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	325400	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	6.4	90	4
Chemical manufacturing (3255,6)	3250A2	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	6.2	91	4
Chemical manufacturing (3251,2,3,9)	3250A1	Line Item	0.6	1.1	0.2	0.6	1.1	0.2	0.0	3.1	92	4
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing	326000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.4	93	3
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	327000	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	-2.7	96	3
Primary metal manufacturing	331000	Summary	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	3.0	97	3
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing	331100	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	3.4	98	4
Alumina and aluminum production and processing	331300	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-2.5	100	4
Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing	331400	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	3.9	101	4
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	332000	Summary	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	9.0	103	3
Fabricated metal product manufacturing (3321,2,5,6,9)	3320A1	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	9.1	109	4
Machinery manufacturing	333000	Summary	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	10.2	110	3
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	333300	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	14.0	111	4
Machinery manufacturing (3331,2,4,9)	3330A1	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	8.0	114	4
Computer and electronic product manufacturing	334000	Summary	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.2	115	3
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing	334400	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	-2.5	119	4
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing	335000	Summary	0.4	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.8	0.1	0.1	14.4	122	3
Household appliance manufacturing	335200	Line Item	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.0	14.4	124	4
Transportation equipment manufacturing	336000	Summary	0.6	1.1	0.0	0.6	1.1	0.0	0.0	6.1	127	3
Motor vehicle manufacturing	336100	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	32.4	128	4
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing	336300	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	11.2	130	4
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	336400	Line Item	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.0	2.4	131	4
Ship and boat building	336600	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	-7.9	133	4
Wholesale trade	420000	Summary	0.4	0.8	0.0	0.4	0.8	0.0	0.0	5.2	143	2
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods	423000	Summary	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	4.8	144	3
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers	423800	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4.0	147	4
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods	424000	Summary	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	5.2	151	3
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4242,6)	4240A2	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4.8	154	4
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4244,8)	4240A1	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	6.2	155	4
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	425000	Line Item	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	5.6	157	3
Transportation and warehousing	48-490	Summary	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	9.3	197	2
Rail transportation	482000	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	5.1	201	3
Pipeline transportation	486000	Summary	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	11.2	213	3
Professional, scientific, and technical services	540000	Summary	26.4	50.4	0.3	27.4	50.4	0.3	1.0	3.8	279	2
Professional, scientific, and technical services	541000	Summary	26.4	50.4	0.3	27.4	50.4	0.3	1.0	3.8	280	3
Architectural, engineering, and related services	541300	Summary	15.2	29.0	1.0	14.4	26.6	0.9	-0.7	-4.8	283	4
Engineering services	541330	Line Item	14.4	27.4	1.4	13.6	25.0	1.3	-0.8	-5.3	285	5
Testing laboratories	541380	Line Item	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	287	5
Computer systems design and related services	541500	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	20.5	289	4
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	541600	Line Item	10.0	19.1	0.7	11.6	21.4	0.6	1.6	16.3	290	4
Scientific research and development services	541700	Summary	1.0	1.9	0.1	1.1	2.0	0.1	0.1	5.1	291	4
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences	541710	Line Item	1.0	1.9	0.1	1.1	1.9	0.1	0.1	5.1	292	5
Management of companies and enterprises	550000	Summary	0.9	1.7	0.0	0.9	1.7	0.0	0.0	3.3	299	2
Management of companies and enterprises	551000	Line Item	0.9	1.7	0.0	0.9	1.7	0.0	0.0	3.3	300	3
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	560000	Summary	3.2	6.1	0.0	3.7	6.9	0.0	0.5	16.2	301	2
Administrative and support services	561000	Summary	0.5	0.9	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.1	15.1	302	3
Facilities support services	561200	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	7.9	304	4
Employment services	561300	Summary	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.0	13.7	305	4
Temporary help services	561320	Line Item	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	14.1	306	5
Waste management and remediation services	562000	Summary	2.7	5.2	0.6	3.2	5.9	0.6	0.5	16.4	318	3
Waste collection	562100	Line Item	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	15.1	319	4
Waste treatment and disposal	562200	Line Item	0.8	1.5	0.8	0.9	1.6	0.8	0.1	12.6	320	4
Remediation and other waste management services	562900	Line Item	1.9	3.6	1.2	2.2	4.1	1.3	0.3	18.0	321	4
Educational services; state, local, and private	610000	Summary	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.4	0.7	0.0	0.0	7.5	322	2
Educational services; state, local, and private	611000	Summary	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.4	0.7	0.0	0.0	7.5	323	3
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private	6112-3	Summary	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.0	7.4	328	4
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private	611300	Summary	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.0	7.4	333	5
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private	611305	Line Item	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	13.8	334	6
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state	611302	Line Item	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	4.9	335	6
Other services (except public administration)	810000	Summary	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	24.5	430	2
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations	813000	Summary	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	24.7	444	3
Grantmaking and giving services and social advocacy organizations	8132-3	Summary	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	26.8	446	4
Government	900000	Summary	13.9	26.5	0.1	14.1	26.0	0.1	0.3	1.8	455	2
Federal government	910000	Summary	3.2	6.1	0.1	3.1	5.8	0.1	0.0	-1.4	456	3
Federal government, excluding postal service	999100	Line Item	3.2	6.1	0.1	3.1	5.8	0.1	0.0	-1.4	458	4
State government, excluding education and hospitals	999200	Line Item	6.8	13.0	0.3	6.8	12.5	0.3	0.0	-0.4	459	3
Local government, excluding education and hospitals	999300	Line Item	3.9	7.4	0.1	4.2	7.8	0.1	0.3	8.3	460	3

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