Top Ten Growth Industries^*

The 10 industries with the largest wage and salary employment growth, 2006-2016 ⁽¹⁾

(In thousands)

Industry

Employment

Change

2006

2016

Number

Percent

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

921

1,639

718

77.9

Employment services

3,657

4,348

692

18.9

General medical and surgical hospitals, public and private

4,988

5,679

691

13.9

Elementary and secondary schools, public and private

8,346

8,983

638

7.6

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

5,594

6,206

612

10.9

Offices of physicians

2,154

2,687

534

24.8

Limited-service eating places

4,019

4,548

529

13.2

Colleges, universities, and professional schools, public and private

3,434

3,933

499

14.5

Computer systems design and related services

1,278

1,768

489

38.3

Home health care services

867

1,348

481

55.4

¹ Data are from the National Employment Matrix.

^* US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 4, 2007

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.t02.htm