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Employment by
major occupational group,
1988, 1998, and projected 2008
Table 2.
Employment by major occupational group, 1988, 1998, and projected 2008
[Numbers in thousands of jobs]
| |
Employment |
Change |
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Number |
%
Distribution |
Number |
Percent |
| |
1988 |
1998 |
2008 |
1988 |
1998 |
2008 |
1988-98 |
1998-2008 |
1998-88 |
1998-2008 |
| Total, all occupations |
120,010 |
140,514 |
160,795 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
20,504 |
20,281 |
17.1 |
14.4 |
| Executive,
administrative, and managerial |
12,330 |
14,770 |
17,196 |
10.3 |
10.5 |
10.7 |
2,440 |
2,426 |
19.8 |
16.4 |
| Professional specialty |
15,035 |
19,802 |
25,145 |
12.5 |
14.1 |
15.6 |
4,767 |
5,343 |
31.7 |
27.0 |
| Technicians
and related support |
3,880 |
4,949 |
6,048 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
1,069 |
1,098 |
27.6 |
22.2 |
| Marketing and sales |
12,390 |
15,341 |
17,627 |
10.3 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
2,950 |
2,287 |
23.8 |
14.9 |
| Administrative
support, including clerical |
22,251 |
24,461 |
26,659 |
18.5 |
17.4 |
16.6 |
2,210 |
2,198 |
9.9 |
9.0 |
| Service |
18,554 |
22,548 |
26,401 |
15.5 |
16.0 |
16.4 |
3,993 |
3,853 |
21.5 |
17.1 |
| Agriculture,
forestry, fishing, and related |
4,224 |
4,435 |
4,506 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
212 |
71 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
| Precision production, craft,
and repair |
14,333 |
15,619 |
16,871 |
11.9 |
11.1 |
10.5 |
1,286 |
1,252 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
| Operators,
fabricators, and laborers |
17,012 |
18,588 |
20,341 |
14.2 |
13.2 |
12.7 |
1,576 |
1,753 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
Note: Detail may not equal total
or 100 percent due to rounding.
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