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Industries with the Largest Employment
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Employment is the number of jobs in this Industry.  Read more about Industry employment.

Percent change is the expected employment change for each industry.

Industry trends data are updated in two year cycles and are released in even-ending years. For more detailed information about the program or the survey, refer to the OES Projections webpage.

The model used to produce the occupation and industry trends data does include outsourcing. For more details about this, refer to an article about projections data and models in the Labor Market Review.



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These are the industries with the largest employment in 2008. Select an industry to learn more about it in the Industry Profile.

Top 50 Industries with the Largest Employment
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# Industry Employment
2008
1 Educational services, public and private 13,471,100 
2 Hospitals, public and private 5,667,200 
3 Full-service restaurants 4,598,100 
4 Limited-service eating places 4,137,300 
5 Employment services 3,144,400 
6 Grocery stores 2,497,300 
7 Offices of physicians 2,265,700 
8 Management of companies and enterprises 1,894,600 
9 Depository credit intermediation 1,819,500 
10 Nursing care facilities 1,613,700 
11 Department stores 1,557,000 
12 Hotels (except casino), motels, and all other traveler accommodation 1,531,800 
13 Other general merchandise stores 1,490,100 
14 Computer systems design and related services 1,450,300 
15 Automobile dealers 1,186,000 
16 Legal services 1,163,700 
17 Clothing stores 1,133,700 
18 Building material and supplies dealers 1,114,600 
19 Management, scientific, and technical consulting services 1,008,900 
20 Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors 982,900 
21 General freight trucking 976,800 
22 Home health care services 958,000 
23 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services 950,100 
24 Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors 909,800 
25 Private households; all jobs 891,800 
 

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections

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