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SCIENCE: ECONOMY
List: Top 10 Industries in the USA with the Largest Employment
Date: 2005
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections.
Base: All industries as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Notes:The Employment Projections Program develops information about the labor market for the Nation as a whole for 10 years in the future. Industry trends data are updated in two year cycles and are released in even-ending years. Data does include outsourcing.
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Industry
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No. Employed
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Elementary and secondary schools, public and private
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8,345,600
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General medical and surgical hospitals, public and private |
4,988,300
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Full-service restaurants
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4,447,000
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Limited-service eating places
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4,018,700
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Employment services
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3,656,600
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Colleges, universities, and professional schools, public and private
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3,433,900
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Grocery stores
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2,462,600
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Offices of physicians
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2,153,600
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Management of companies and enterprises
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1,809,400
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Depository credit intermediation
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1,803,200
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