February 2, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employment projections for major industries, 2010–20

Projected change and annual growth rate, nonagricultural wage and salary employment, by major industry, 2010–2020
Industry	Net change	Annual growth rate (percent)
Health care and social assistance	5,639,400	3.0
Professional and business services	3,809,000	2.1
Construction	1,839,500	2.9
Retail trade	1,768,500	1.2
State and local government	1,641,700	0.8
Leisure and hospitality	1,342,700	1.0
Educational services	819,200	2.3
Other services	819,400	1.3
Transportation and warehousing	852,900	1.9
Utilities	-35,700	-0.7
Financial activities	780,400	1.0
Wholesale trade	744,100	1.3
Information	140,300	0.5
Mining	24,800	0.4
Manufacturing	-73,100	-0.1
Federal government	-372,000	-1.3

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