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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	16.8	100.0	0.0	18.3	100.0	0.0	1.5	8.7		0
Self-employed workers	TE1100	Line Item	0.7	4.0	0.0	0.7	3.6	0.0	0.0	-0.9	2	1
Total wage and salary employment	TE1200	Summary	16.1	96.0	0.0	17.6	96.4	0.0	1.5	9.1	3	1
Support activities for agriculture and forestry	115000	Line Item	0.2	1.3	0.2	0.3	1.6	0.2	0.1	39.9	11	3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	210000	Summary	3.9	23.3	0.7	4.7	25.9	0.7	0.8	20.7	12	2
Oil and gas extraction	211000	Line Item	1.6	9.6	1.2	1.6	8.8	1.2	0.0	0.2	13	3
Mining (except oil and gas)	212000	Summary	0.3	2.0	0.2	0.4	2.0	0.2	0.0	9.0	14	3
Metal ore mining	212200	Line Item	0.3	1.5	0.6	0.3	1.5	0.6	0.0	10.0	16	4
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	212300	Line Item	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	6.9	17	4
Support activities for mining	213000	Line Item	2.0	11.8	0.8	2.8	15.1	0.8	0.8	39.3	18	3
Utilities	220000	Summary	0.2	1.2	0.0	0.2	1.1	0.0	0.0	-1.8	19	2
Utilities	221000	Summary	0.2	1.2	0.0	0.2	1.1	0.0	0.0	-1.8	20	3
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	221100	Summary	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	-0.7	21	4
Natural gas distribution	221200	Line Item	0.1	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.0	-7.4	32	4
Construction	230000	Summary	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	5.3	34	2
Manufacturing	31-330	Summary	0.6	3.4	0.0	0.6	3.2	0.0	0.0	4.3	60	2
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	324000	Line Item	0.4	2.1	0.3	0.4	2.0	0.3	0.0	4.5	88	3
Chemical manufacturing	325000	Summary	0.2	1.1	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	89	3
Chemical manufacturing (3251,2,3,9)	3250A1	Line Item	0.2	1.1	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	92	4
Wholesale trade	420000	Summary	0.5	3.0	0.0	0.5	2.9	0.0	0.0	4.8	143	2
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods	424000	Summary	0.5	2.9	0.0	0.5	2.8	0.0	0.0	4.8	151	3
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4242,6)	4240A2	Line Item	0.5	2.9	0.1	0.5	2.8	0.1	0.0	4.8	154	4
Transportation and warehousing	48-490	Summary	0.2	1.1	0.0	0.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	12.2	197	2
Pipeline transportation	486000	Summary	0.2	1.1	0.4	0.2	1.2	0.4	0.0	12.2	213	3
Pipeline transportation of natural gas	486200	Line Item	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.0	-0.6	215	4
Finance and insurance	520000	Summary	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	6.6	252	2
Securities, commodity contracts, fund, trusts and other financial investments and vehicles and related activities	523,50	Summary	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	6.6	268	3
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities	523000	Line Item	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	6.6	269	4
Professional, scientific, and technical services	540000	Summary	7.0	41.4	0.1	7.4	40.3	0.1	0.4	5.8	279	2
Professional, scientific, and technical services	541000	Summary	7.0	41.4	0.1	7.4	40.3	0.1	0.4	5.8	280	3
Architectural, engineering, and related services	541300	Summary	5.4	32.4	0.4	5.6	30.5	0.4	0.1	2.5	283	4
Engineering services	541330	Line Item	2.6	15.5	0.3	2.6	14.2	0.3	0.0	-0.4	285	5
Testing laboratories	541380	Line Item	1.8	10.8	1.1	1.9	10.5	1.1	0.1	5.8	287	5
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	541600	Line Item	0.9	5.5	0.1	1.1	6.2	0.1	0.2	22.4	290	4
Scientific research and development services	541700	Summary	0.5	2.7	0.1	0.5	2.6	0.1	0.0	5.0	291	4
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences	541710	Line Item	0.4	2.6	0.1	0.5	2.5	0.1	0.0	5.1	292	5
Management of companies and enterprises	550000	Summary	0.5	2.9	0.0	0.5	2.8	0.0	0.0	3.3	299	2
Management of companies and enterprises	551000	Line Item	0.5	2.9	0.0	0.5	2.8	0.0	0.0	3.3	300	3
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	560000	Summary	0.3	1.7	0.0	0.3	1.8	0.0	0.0	16.3	301	2
Administrative and support services	561000	Summary	0.3	1.6	0.0	0.3	1.8	0.0	0.0	16.3	302	3
Employment services	561300	Summary	0.2	1.2	0.0	0.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	13.9	305	4
Temporary help services	561320	Line Item	0.2	1.1	0.0	0.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	14.1	306	5
Educational services; state, local, and private	610000	Summary	0.4	2.3	0.0	0.4	2.3	0.0	0.0	7.8	322	2
Educational services; state, local, and private	611000	Summary	0.4	2.3	0.0	0.4	2.3	0.0	0.0	7.8	323	3
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private	6112-3	Summary	0.4	2.3	0.0	0.4	2.3	0.0	0.0	7.8	328	4
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private	611300	Summary	0.4	2.3	0.0	0.4	2.3	0.0	0.0	7.9	333	5
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private	611305	Line Item	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	13.8	334	6
Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state	611302	Line Item	0.3	1.6	0.0	0.3	1.5	0.0	0.0	4.9	335	6
Government	900000	Summary	2.2	13.3	0.0	2.2	12.2	0.0	0.0	-0.5	455	2
Federal government	910000	Summary	1.9	11.2	0.1	1.8	10.1	0.1	0.0	-1.4	456	3
Federal government, excluding postal service	999100	Line Item	1.9	11.2	0.1	1.8	10.1	0.1	0.0	-1.4	458	4
State government, excluding education and hospitals	999200	Line Item	0.2	0.9	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.0	-0.4	459	3
Local government, excluding education and hospitals	999300	Line Item	0.2	1.2	0.0	0.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	8.3	460	3

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