Service-Producing Industries

Service-producing industries are expected to account for most of the new wage and salary jobs generated over the 2000-10 period (20 of the 22 million jobs). Service-producing industries include Business Services, Health Services, Transportation, Communications, and Wholesale and Retail trade.

Business Services — including personnel supply services and computer and data processing services will add 5.1 million jobs.

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Health Services — including home healthcare services, hospitals and offices of health practitioners — will add 2.8 million new jobs as demand for healthcare increases because of an aging population and longer life expectancies.

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Transportation — employment in the transportation sector is expected to add 1 million new jobs.

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Communications — employment in the communications sector is expected to add 277,000 new jobs by 2010.

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Wholesale and Retail Trade — employment is expected to grow by approximately 4 million jobs.

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