Table 4
Job-growth by broad economic sector
Levels (millions) | Changes in levels (percent) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 2007 | 2010 | 2016 | 2000–2016 | 2007–2010 | 2010–2016 | |
Overall | 128.6 | 134.7 | 127.5 | 140.8 | 9.5 | -5.3 | 10.4 |
Private sector | 108.9 | 113.5 | 105.8 | 119.5 | 9.7 | -6.7 | 12.9 |
Natural resources, mining | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 12.8 | -2.3 | 9 |
Construction | 6.5 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | -26.1 | 17.1 |
Manufacturing | 17.4 | 14 | 11.5 | 12.3 | -29.2 | -17.8 | 7.1 |
Trade, transportation, utilities | 25.6 | 26.2 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 5 | -6.9 | 10.1 |
Information | 3.5 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -20.7 | -9.7 | 1.5 |
Financial activities | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 4.6 | -8.8 | 5.9 |
Professional, business services | 16.4 | 17.7 | 16.4 | 19.8 | 21.3 | -7.1 | 20.7 |
Education and health services | 14.2 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 21.4 | 50.5 | 7.7 | 15.6 |
Leisure and hospitality | 11.7 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 30.7 | -1.9 | 18.7 |
Other services | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.4 | -1.3 | 0.1 |
Public sector | 19.7 | 21.2 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 8.1 | 2.2 | -1.9 |
Federal government | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | -2.9 | 7.5 | -5.6 |
State government | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
Local government | 12.5 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 11.5 | 1.6 | -1.4 |
Shares of overall (percent) | Changes in shares (percentage points) | ||||||
2000 | 2007 | 2010 | 2016 | 2000–2016 | 2007–2010 | 2010–2016 | |
Overall | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Private sector | 84.7 | 84.2 | 83 | 84.9 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 1.9 |
Natural resources, mining | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Construction | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | -0.4 | -1.2 | 0.3 |
Manufacturing | 13.5 | 10.4 | 9 | 8.7 | -4.8 | -1.4 | -0.3 |
Trade, transportation, utilities | 19.9 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 19.1 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 0 |
Information | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Financial activities | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Professional, business services | 12.7 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
Education and health services | 11 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
Leisure and hospitality | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Other services | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
Public sector | 15.3 | 15.8 | 17 | 15.1 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
Federal government | 2.2 | 2 | 2.3 | 2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
State government | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
Local government | 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
Source: Census / ACS.
This chart appears in:
Previous chart: « The top 1 percent clearly does not need a tax cut: Cumulative household income growth by income fifths and fractiles, 1979–2013
Next chart: Growing concentration of capital-based incomes: Share of capital-based incomes by household income group, 1979–2013 »