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National Employment Matrix


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Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2023 and projected 2033.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2023 Employment 2023 Percent of Occupation 2023 Percent of Industry Projected 2033 Employment Projected 2033 Percent of Occupation Projected 2033 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2023-2033 Employment Percent Change, 2023-2033 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 160.6 100.0 0.1 167.9 100.0 0.1 7.3 4.6 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 20.7 12.9 0.2 16.5 9.8 0.2 -4.3 -20.7 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 139.8 87.1 0.1 151.5 90.2 0.1 11.6 8.3 3 1

Finance and insurance

520000 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 8.9 245 2

Insurance carriers and related activities

524000 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 8.8 253 3

Insurance carriers

524100 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 8.4 254 4

Direct health and medical insurance carriers

524114 Line Item 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 8.7 255 5

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.2 294 2

Administrative and support services

561000 Summary 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.2 295 3

Employment services

561300 Summary 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 -1.2 298 4

Temporary help services

561320 Line Item 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.3 299 5

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 4.1 315 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 4.1 316 3

Educational services; private

6110P0 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 317 4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; private (6112,3)

6110P1 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 319 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private

61130P Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.9 321 6

Educational services; state and local

6110Y0 Summary 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 5.0 327 4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state and local (6112,3)

6110Y1 Summary 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 5.0 330 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state

61130S Line Item 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 5.5 333 6

Healthcare and social assistance

620000 Summary 134.1 83.5 0.6 145.7 86.8 0.6 11.6 8.7 344 2

Ambulatory healthcare services

621000 Summary 131.0 81.6 1.5 142.5 84.9 1.5 11.5 8.8 345 3

Offices of physicians

621100 Line Item 3.9 2.4 0.1 4.1 2.4 0.1 0.2 4.6 346 4

Offices of dentists

621200 Line Item 123.3 76.8 12.0 134.3 80.0 12.2 11.0 8.9 347 4

Offices of other health practitioners

621300 Summary 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 12.6 348 4

Offices of all other health practitioners

621390 Line Item 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 11.7 353 5

Outpatient care centers

621400 Summary 3.3 2.1 0.3 3.6 2.2 0.3 0.3 8.8 354 4

Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers

621420 Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.1 355 5

Other ambulatory healthcare services

621900 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 16.2 359 4

All other ambulatory healthcare services

621990 Line Item 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 16.2 361 5

Hospitals; state, local, and private

622000 Summary 2.8 1.8 0.0 3.0 1.8 0.0 0.1 3.9 362 3

Hospitals; private

6220P0 Summary 2.1 1.3 0.0 2.2 1.3 0.0 0.1 4.8 363 4

General medical and surgical hospitals; private

62210P Line Item 2.0 1.2 0.0 2.0 1.2 0.0 0.1 4.1 364 5

Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals; private

62220P Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 12.9 365 5

Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals; private

62230P Line Item 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.6 366 5

Hospitals; state and local

6220Y0 Summary 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.0 1.3 367 4

General medical and surgical hospitals; local

62210L Line Item 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 2.4 369 5

Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals; state

62220S Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 -6.7 370 5

Social assistance

624000 Summary 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 10.8 381 3

Government

900000 Summary 3.9 2.4 0.0 3.8 2.3 0.0 -0.1 -2.1 444 2

Federal government

910000 Summary 2.4 1.5 0.1 2.4 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 445 3

Federal government, excluding postal service

999100 Line Item 2.4 1.5 0.1 2.4 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 447 4

State and local government, excluding education and hospitals

9992-3 Summary 1.5 0.9 0.0 1.4 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -5.6 448 3

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 -5.3 449 4

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 -5.8 450 4