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Numbers of jobs in Illinois

All Occupations
Year Number
2004 5,719,070
2005 5,767,100
2006 5,826,660
2007 5,894,670
2008 5,910,630
2009 5,704,240
2010 5,528,420
2011 5,574,180
2012 5,640,740
2013 5,704,700
2014 5,765,880
2015 5,852,710
2016 5,903,820
2017 5,927,860
2018 5,991,270
2019 6,025,790

Management Occupations
Year Number
2004 329,750
2005 277,020
2006 251,180
2007 274,130
2008 287,630
2009 295,030
2010 289,280
2011 302,440
2012 329,560
2013 343,670
2014 368,250
2015 388,480
2016 358,810
2017 361,910
2018 375,100
2019 445,270

Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Year Number
2004 265,300
2005 284,030
2006 304,410
2007 319,390
2008 235,030
2009 324,850
2010 312,610
2011 299,400
2012 282,410
2013 293,580
2014 299,610
2015 316,060
2016 318,460
2017 328,600
2018 334,980
2019 343,250

Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Year Number
2004 124,360
2005 126,790
2006 139,070
2007 146,340
2008 149,350
2009 144,880
2010 130,900
2011 132,660
2012 148,970
2013 159,830
2014 168,590
2015 171,330
2016 179,240
2017 174,290
2018 178,990
2019 185,010

Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Year Number
2004 88,550
2005 87,090
2006 82,340
2007 83,010
2008 84,140
2009 83,750
2010 72,080
2011 82,660
2012 85,280
2013 80,890
2014 82,470
2015 86,790
2016 89,770
2017 89,540
2018 87,150
2019 84,790

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 31,630
2005 34,560
2006 33,140
2007 33,290
2008 31,910
2009 30,220
2010 31,240
2011 31,500
2012 32,250
2013 32,840
2014 32,380
2015 34,950
2016 37,390
2017 37,770
2018 39,600
2019 39,290

Community and Social Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 64,510
2005 65,580
2006 66,170
2007 68,250
2008 74,000
2009 78,290
2010 74,910
2011 72,920
2012 75,630
2013 74,900
2014 76,030
2015 74,660
2016 76,500
2017 77,480
2018 84,560
2019 86,390

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 40,340
2005 42,810
2006 46,960
2007 47,850
2008 44,800
2009 44,490
2010 42,000
2011 42,530
2012 43,500
2013 45,630
2014 44,720
2015 45,100
2016 43,990
2017 45,610
2018 48,940
2019 50,040

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 346,210
2005 217,200
2006 371,240
2007 325,160
2008 312,330
2009 398,950
2010 403,630
2011 400,620
2012 386,420
2013 376,400
2014 378,590
2015 364,080
2016 357,470
2017 366,000
2018 375,440
2019 376,690

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 61,660
2005 61,120
2006 66,110
2007 64,830
2008 66,200
2009 68,880
2010 66,490
2011 67,300
2012 69,910
2013 64,350
2014 66,680
2015 69,510
2016 69,550
2017 74,810
2018 74,960
2019 77,300

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2004 281,710
2005 294,860
2006 295,710
2007 290,640
2008 304,780
2009 314,730
2010 319,270
2011 325,370
2012 321,930
2013 322,880
2014 324,300
2015 329,190
2016 339,110
2017 343,710
2018 348,140
2019 350,330

Healthcare Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 139,430
2005 146,340
2006 151,870
2007 159,700
2008 164,180
2009 164,910
2010 170,530
2011 180,660
2012 191,980
2013 203,720
2014 203,940
2015 208,100
2016 210,130
2017 213,100
2018 216,700
2019 217,130

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 141,980
2005 138,420
2006 135,930
2007 140,050
2008 138,360
2009 140,020
2010 140,020
2011 140,060
2012 142,760
2013 145,530
2014 141,820
2015 150,250
2016 153,100
2017 149,870
2018 151,010
2019 146,540

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 420,120
2005 434,710
2006 447,300
2007 452,590
2008 459,390
2009 447,260
2010 441,480
2011 443,990
2012 448,730
2013 458,790
2014 467,970
2015 482,160
2016 501,550
2017 484,470
2018 506,710
2019 516,370

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Year Number
2004 190,450
2005 201,800
2006 201,320
2007 194,110
2008 192,650
2009 184,320
2010 183,930
2011 185,190
2012 187,520
2013 189,110
2014 184,670
2015 178,810
2016 169,020
2017 167,130
2018 165,460
2019 172,710

Personal Care and Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 91,860
2005 100,950
2006 108,030
2007 110,800
2008 94,620
2009 108,770
2010 102,720
2011 119,710
2012 118,080
2013 119,210
2014 116,930
2015 119,670
2016 119,540
2017 115,130
2018 116,010
2019 118,370

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 591,350
2005 609,430
2006 616,910
2007 621,600
2008 611,140
2009 583,230
2010 583,360
2011 595,810
2012 605,160
2013 602,970
2014 596,070
2015 593,760
2016 578,230
2017 571,590
2018 577,170
2019 560,200

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 918,530
2005 905,480
2006 921,160
2007 911,570
2008 909,700
2009 844,770
2010 800,240
2011 790,530
2012 799,140
2013 802,640
2014 808,190
2015 820,040
2016 808,450
2017 786,860
2018 779,400
2019 785,870

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Year Number
2004 3,580
2005 4,790
2006 4,770
2007 6,060
2008 6,210
2009 5,900
2010 5,130
2011 5,060
2012 4,700
2013 5,780
2014 6,890
2015 7,480
2016 6,590
2017 5,650
2018 5,540
2019 5,730

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2004 231,740
2005 230,660
2006 238,500
2007 248,490
2008 244,610
2009 221,630
2010 195,050
2011 190,700
2012 191,610
2013 175,810
2014 176,970
2015 177,600
2016 173,840
2017 175,240
2018 181,810
2019 183,990

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Year Number
2004 206,870
2005 205,190
2006 208,610
2007 203,750
2008 205,750
2009 195,070
2010 184,270
2011 187,570
2012 188,530
2013 192,220
2014 190,730
2015 199,580
2016 207,070
2017 208,410
2018 213,630
2019 215,340

Production Occupations
Year Number
2004 491,980
2005 508,390
2006 524,520
2007 533,070
2008 499,710
2009 448,660
2010 411,740
2011 424,880
2012 428,970
2013 430,640
2014 431,580
2015 434,720
2016 430,290
2017 434,330
2018 424,400
2019 425,800

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 552,220
2005 555,590
2006 553,250
2007 559,690
2008 546,760
2009 528,820
2010 506,080
2011 514,000
2012 517,960
2013 535,390
2014 553,770
2015 552,410
2016 577,940
2017 584,580
2018 599,410
2019 607,800

Metro Areas in Illinois