Table 2. The 10 industries with the largest wage and salary employment growth, 2006-2016 (1)

Table 2.  The 10 industries with the largest wage and salary employment growth,
2006-2016 (1)
(In thousands)

                  Industry                          Employment          Change
                                                   2006    2016     Number  Percent

Management, scientific, and technical
 consulting services  ........................      921   1,639       718     77.9
Employment services ..........................    3,657   4,348       692     18.9
General medical and surgical hospitals, public
 and private .................................    4,988   5,679       691     13.9
Elementary and secondary schools, public and
 private .....................................    8,346   8,983       638      7.6
Local government, excluding education and
 hospitals ...................................    5,594   6,206       612     10.9
Offices of physicians ........................    2,154   2,687       534     24.8
Limited-service eating places ................    4,019   4,548       529     13.2
Colleges, universities, and professional
 schools, public and private .................    3,434   3,933       499     14.5
Computer systems design and related services .    1,278   1,768       489     38.3
Home health care services ....................      867   1,348       481     55.4

   1 Data are from the National Employment Matrix.