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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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Top 50 Industries with the Largest Employment

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#	Industry	Employment 2010
#	Industry	1	Elementary and secondary schools; local	7,429,900
2	Full-service restaurants	4,465,900
3	General medical and surgical hospitals; private	4,374,800
4	Limited-service eating places	4,001,400
5	Employment services	2,716,700
6	Grocery stores	2,463,600
7	Offices of physicians	2,315,800
8	Colleges, universities, and professional schools; State	2,020,900
9	Management of companies and enterprises	1,863,000
10	Depository credit intermediation	1,733,400
11	Nursing care facilities	1,660,800
12	Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private	1,592,400
13	Department stores	1,487,600
14	Other general merchandise stores	1,483,000
15	Computer systems design and related services	1,441,500
16	Legal services	1,113,700
17	Home health care services	1,080,600
18	Clothing stores	1,062,800
19	Automobile dealers	1,006,400
20	Building material and supplies dealers	1,001,200
21	Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	991,400
22	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	888,300
23	General freight trucking	861,600
24	Child day care services	851,800
25	Elementary and secondary schools; private	851,400
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections

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