Table one text version

Table 1

Employment by Major Occupational Group, 2000 and Projected 2010 (numbers in thousands)

Total, all occupations: Employment in 2000 = 145,594; Employment in 2010 = 167,754; Numerical Change = 22,160; Percent Change = 15.2 percent

Management, business, and financial occupations: Employment in 2000 = 15,519; Employment in 2010 = 17,635; Numerical Change = 2,115; Percent Change = 13.6 percent

Professional occupations: Employment in 2000 = 26,758; Employment in 2010 = 33,709; Numerical Change = 6,952; Percent Change = 26.0 percent

Service occupations: Employment in 2000 = 26,075; Employment in 2010 = 31,163; Numerical Change = 5,088; Percent Change = 19.5 percent

Sales and related occupations: Employment in 2000 = 15,513; Employment in 2010 = 17,365; Numerical Change = 1,852; Percent Change = 11.9 percent

Office and administrative support occupations: Employment in 2000 = 23,882; Employment in 2010 = 26,053; Numerical Change = 2,171 Percent Change = 9.1 Percent

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations: Employment in 2000 = 1,429; Employment in 2010 = 1,480; Numerical Change = 51; Percent Change = 3.6 percent

Construction and extraction occupations: Employment in 2000 = 7,451; Employment in 2010 = 8,439; Numerical Change = 989; Percent Change = 13.3 percent

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations: Employment in 2000 = 5,820; Employment in 2010 = 6,482; Numerical Change = 662; Percent Change = 11.4 percent

Production occupations: Employment in 2000 = 13,060; Employment in 2010 = 13,811; Numerical Change = 750; Percent Change = 5.7 percent

Transportation and material moving occupations: Employment in 2000 = 10,088; Employment in 2010 = 11,618; Numerical Change = 1,530; Percent Change = 15.2 percent

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly Labor Review, November 2001.