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National Employment Matrix


47-2042 Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles
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 22.9 100.0 0.0 25.2 100.0 0.0 2.3 9.9 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 6.4 27.9 0.1 6.2 24.7 0.1 -0.2 -2.7 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 16.5 72.1 0.0 19.0 75.3 0.0 2.4 14.8 3 1

Construction

230000 Summary 13.4 58.6 0.2 15.5 61.4 0.2 2.0 15.2 34 2

Construction of buildings

236000 Summary 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.1 15.8 35 3

Residential building construction

236100 Line Item 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 16.5 36 4

Nonresidential building construction

236200 Line Item 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 15.1 37 4

Specialty trade contractors

238000 Summary 13.1 57.2 0.3 15.1 59.9 0.3 2.0 15.2 45 3

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors

238100 Summary 0.6 2.7 0.1 0.7 2.8 0.1 0.1 15.0 46 4

Poured concrete foundation and structure contractors

238110 Line Item 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.1 0.0 16.2 47 5

Building finishing contractors

238300 Summary 12.3 53.8 1.5 14.2 56.4 1.7 1.9 15.2 55 4

Drywall and insulation contractors

238310 Line Item 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 10.1 56 5

Other specialty trade contractors

238900 Line Item 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 14.6 59 4

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 3.7 60 2

Wood product manufacturing

321000 Summary 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 3.6 80 3

Other wood product manufacturing

321900 Line Item 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 3.6 83 4

Wholesale trade

420000 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 11.7 143 2

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

423000 Summary 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 11.7 144 3

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (4232,3,5,6,7,9)

4230A1 Line Item 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 11.7 150 4

Retail trade

44-450 Summary 2.3 10.0 0.0 2.6 10.4 0.0 0.3 14.2 158 2

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

4445R0 Summary 2.3 10.0 0.0 2.6 10.4 0.0 0.3 14.2 167 3

Furniture and home furnishings stores

442000 Summary 2.0 8.7 0.4 2.3 9.1 0.5 0.3 14.8 168 4

Home furnishings stores

442200 Line Item 1.9 8.3 0.8 2.2 8.7 0.9 0.3 15.0 170 5

Private households

814000 Line Item 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 4.9 454 3