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National Employment Matrix


51-3099 Food processing workers, all other
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 44.2 100.0 0.0 44.1 100.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 1.3 2.9 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.0 -0.9 -65.9 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 42.9 97.1 0.0 43.7 99.0 0.0 0.8 1.8 3 1

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 25.7 58.3 0.2 26.3 59.6 0.2 0.6 2.2 60 2

Food manufacturing

311000 Summary 25.4 57.6 1.5 26.0 58.9 1.6 0.5 2.2 61 3

Animal food manufacturing

311100 Line Item 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.1 25.0 62 4

Grain and oilseed milling

311200 Line Item 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.0 -5.9 63 4

Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing

311300 Line Item 1.1 2.6 1.4 1.0 2.2 1.4 -0.2 -14.7 64 4

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

311400 Line Item 1.9 4.3 1.1 1.8 4.0 1.1 -0.1 -7.6 65 4

Dairy product manufacturing

311500 Line Item 0.9 2.1 0.6 0.9 2.1 0.6 0.0 2.7 66 4

Seafood product preparation and packaging

311700 Line Item 0.4 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.1 -0.1 -15.7 68 4

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing

311800 Line Item 3.2 7.3 1.0 3.1 7.1 1.0 -0.1 -3.1 69 4

Other food manufacturing

311900 Line Item 3.3 7.4 1.4 3.7 8.5 1.5 0.5 14.1 70 4

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

312000 Summary 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 5.4 71 3

Beverage manufacturing

312100 Line Item 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 5.8 72 4

Chemical manufacturing

325000 Summary 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.3 89 3

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

325400 Line Item 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.6 90 4

Food and beverage stores

445000 Summary 1.4 3.2 0.0 1.4 3.2 0.0 0.0 1.7 163 3

Grocery and specialty food stores

4450A1 Line Item 1.4 3.2 0.0 1.4 3.2 0.0 0.0 1.7 164 4

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

4445R0 Summary 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 -11.0 167 3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 4.5 10.3 0.0 4.7 10.6 0.0 0.2 3.3 301 2

Administrative and support services

561000 Summary 4.5 10.3 0.1 4.7 10.6 0.1 0.2 3.3 302 3

Employment services

561300 Summary 4.5 10.1 0.1 4.6 10.4 0.1 0.1 3.2 305 4

Temporary help services

561320 Line Item 4.4 9.9 0.1 4.5 10.2 0.2 0.2 3.5 306 5

Accommodation and food services

720000 Summary 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.0 0.0 7.1 417 2

Food services and drinking places

722000 Summary 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.0 0.0 7.1 424 3

Restaurants and other eating places

722500 Summary 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.0 0.0 7.1 427 4