The 10 industries with the fastest wage and salary employment growth, 1998

The 10 industries with the fastest wage and salary employment growth, 1998-2008

Table 3a. The 10 industries with the fastest wage and salary employment growth, 1998-2008
[Numbers in thousands of jobs]

Industry

Employment
1998 - 2008

Change
# %

Computer and data processing services	1,599	3,472	1,872	117
Health services, not elsewhere classified	1,209	2,018	809	67
Residential care	747	1,171	424	57
Management and public relations	1,034	1,500	466	45
Personnel supply services	3,230	4,623	1,393	43
Miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing	258	369	111	43
Museums, botanical and zoological gardens	93	131	39	42
Research and testing services	614	861	247	40
Miscellaneous transportation services	236	329	94	40
Security and commodity brokers	645	900	255	40