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National Employment Matrix


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Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2019 and projected 2029.

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

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2019 Employment 2019 Percent of Occupation 2019 Percent of Industry Projected 2029 Employment Projected 2029 Percent of Occupation Projected 2029 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2019-2029 Employment Percent Change, 2019-2029 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 2.6 100.0 0.0 3.2 100.0 0.0 0.6 21.5 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 0.1 4.7 0.0 0.1 3.4 0.0 0.0 -12.3 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 2.5 95.3 0.0 3.1 96.6 0.0 0.6 23.1 3 1

Wholesale trade

420000 Summary 0.1 3.0 0.0 0.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 18.1 143 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 16.4 279 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 16.4 280 3

Scientific research and development services

541700 Summary 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 15.1 291 4

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

541710 Line Item 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 15.1 292 5

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 0.3 12.3 0.0 0.4 11.8 0.0 0.1 16.6 322 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 0.3 12.3 0.0 0.4 11.8 0.0 0.1 16.6 323 3

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

6112-3 Summary 0.3 12.3 0.0 0.4 11.8 0.0 0.1 16.6 328 4

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

611300 Summary 0.3 12.3 0.0 0.4 11.8 0.0 0.1 16.6 333 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private

611305 Line Item 0.2 6.4 0.0 0.2 6.4 0.0 0.0 20.3 334 6

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state

611302 Line Item 0.2 5.8 0.0 0.2 5.4 0.0 0.0 12.6 335 6

Healthcare and social assistance

620000 Summary 2.0 75.2 0.0 2.5 77.2 0.0 0.5 24.8 354 2

Ambulatory healthcare services

621000 Summary 0.8 32.1 0.0 1.1 33.6 0.0 0.2 27.3 355 3

Offices of physicians

621100 Line Item 0.3 13.1 0.0 0.4 12.9 0.0 0.1 19.2 356 4

Outpatient care centers

621400 Summary 0.1 5.2 0.0 0.2 6.2 0.0 0.1 43.4 364 4

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

621500 Line Item 0.3 11.2 0.1 0.4 11.6 0.1 0.1 26.1 367 4

Hospitals; state, local, and private

622000 Summary 1.1 42.8 0.0 1.4 43.3 0.0 0.3 23.0 372 3

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

622100 Summary 1.1 40.1 0.0 1.3 40.3 0.0 0.2 22.1 373 4

General medical and surgical hospitals; private

622105 Line Item 1.0 36.1 0.0 1.2 36.5 0.0 0.2 22.9 374 5

General medical and surgical hospitals; state

622102 Line Item 0.1 2.2 0.0 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 15.2 375 5

Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals; state, local, and private

622300 Summary 0.1 2.5 0.0 0.1 2.8 0.0 0.0 36.7 381 4