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The 10
industries with the fastest wage
and salary employment growth, 1998-2008
Table 3a. The 10
industries with the fastest wage
and salary employment growth, 1998-2008
[Numbers in thousands of jobs]
| Industry |
Employment |
Change |
| |
1998 |
2008 |
Number |
Percent |
| Computer
and data processing services |
1,599 |
3,472 |
1,872 |
117 |
| Health
services, not elsewhere classified |
1,209 |
2,018 |
809 |
67 |
| Residential
care |
747 |
1,171 |
424 |
57 |
| Management
and public relations |
1,034 |
1,500 |
466 |
45 |
| Personnel
supply services |
3,230 |
4,623 |
1,393 |
43 |
| Miscellaneous
equipment rental and leasing |
258 |
369 |
111 |
43 |
| Museums,
botanical and zoological gardens |
93 |
131 |
39 |
42 |
| Research
and testing services |
614 |
861 |
247 |
40 |
| Miscellaneous
transportation services |
236 |
329 |
94 |
40 |
| Security
and commodity brokers |
645 |
900 |
255 |
40 |
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