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Numbers of jobs in Massachusetts

All Occupations
Year Number
2004 3,125,930
2005 3,144,540
2006 3,170,490
2007 3,207,840
2008 3,234,860
2009 3,169,010
2010 3,119,100
2011 3,157,020
2012 3,202,080
2013 3,257,870
2014 3,322,500
2015 3,396,840
2016 3,459,910
2017 3,528,070
2018 3,571,360
2019 3,619,640

Management Occupations
Year Number
2004 211,960
2005 196,700
2006 185,670
2007 182,010
2008 186,100
2009 182,840
2010 183,870
2011 194,660
2012 211,840
2013 223,060
2014 235,820
2015 242,410
2016 256,200
2017 267,660
2018 292,410
2019 304,250

Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Year Number
2004 132,340
2005 145,200
2006 168,810
2007 170,530
2008 171,400
2009 167,810
2010 172,310
2011 175,000
2012 186,940
2013 194,710
2014 198,590
2015 194,110
2016 198,540
2017 201,210
2018 205,190
2019 220,430

Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Year Number
2004 110,020
2005 112,980
2006 116,270
2007 118,380
2008 123,730
2009 125,170
2010 127,190
2011 132,020
2012 140,660
2013 136,570
2014 136,660
2015 136,320
2016 144,270
2017 143,350
2018 142,510
2019 136,240

Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Year Number
2004 73,120
2005 73,740
2006 72,420
2007 75,430
2008 76,320
2009 74,030
2010 70,350
2011 69,990
2012 71,230
2013 70,640
2014 73,210
2015 74,870
2016 75,210
2017 74,860
2018 74,660
2019 74,300

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 33,650
2005 34,960
2006 37,240
2007 40,100
2008 44,440
2009 44,990
2010 44,620
2011 48,380
2012 48,730
2013 50,700
2014 45,630
2015 46,070
2016 44,940
2017 50,390
2018 54,930
2019 58,030

Community and Social Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 55,690
2005 55,660
2006 58,240
2007 59,630
2008 63,950
2009 64,380
2010 55,300
2011 69,270
2012 72,870
2013 72,330
2014 75,110
2015 79,530
2016 81,540
2017 79,460
2018 84,350
2019 83,610

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 23,110
2005 24,800
2006 24,100
2007 25,130
2008 24,230
2009 23,460
2010 24,650
2011 24,240
2012 25,440
2013 25,350
2014 24,670
2015 25,040
2016 26,320
2017 26,600
2018 27,000
2019 26,310

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 199,590
2005 208,120
2006 212,940
2007 210,580
2008 215,830
2009 218,970
2010 219,840
2011 220,360
2012 217,640
2013 213,590
2014 215,430
2015 230,450
2016 235,800
2017 235,180
2018 237,120
2019 243,790

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 34,870
2005 36,490
2006 42,700
2007 46,640
2008 49,240
2009 51,980
2010 46,570
2011 47,450
2012 46,150
2013 46,160
2014 46,790
2015 47,620
2016 50,560
2017 52,330
2018 51,860
2019 52,110

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2004 182,550
2005 191,970
2006 196,180
2007 204,950
2008 207,120
2009 213,790
2010 213,270
2011 226,480
2012 226,600
2013 229,230
2014 234,040
2015 232,560
2016 239,000
2017 241,070
2018 239,250
2019 238,460

Healthcare Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 88,900
2005 99,250
2006 104,980
2007 110,690
2008 117,420
2009 113,140
2010 110,460
2011 118,470
2012 121,150
2013 127,460
2014 132,460
2015 137,320
2016 151,050
2017 179,600
2018 183,060
2019 192,300

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 64,260
2005 72,190
2006 69,830
2007 71,430
2008 70,970
2009 75,410
2010 75,000
2011 73,260
2012 73,410
2013 76,390
2014 76,560
2015 78,550
2016 79,100
2017 79,410
2018 76,390
2019 77,610

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 239,860
2005 258,560
2006 260,490
2007 264,740
2008 267,270
2009 263,740
2010 261,620
2011 267,880
2012 275,070
2013 260,810
2014 255,650
2015 291,090
2016 291,960
2017 300,410
2018 307,700
2019 312,670

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Year Number
2004 106,180
2005 105,040
2006 105,830
2007 105,950
2008 102,470
2009 100,340
2010 96,990
2011 97,500
2012 98,240
2013 102,590
2014 106,060
2015 106,890
2016 106,070
2017 105,300
2018 105,340
2019 106,860

Personal Care and Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 55,040
2005 56,300
2006 56,590
2007 58,570
2008 61,900
2009 65,750
2010 64,730
2011 67,100
2012 69,060
2013 71,960
2014 75,030
2015 77,470
2016 80,520
2017 82,630
2018 84,400
2019 87,260

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 317,010
2005 314,540
2006 326,830
2007 331,080
2008 334,090
2009 319,380
2010 316,760
2011 321,110
2012 317,160
2013 319,500
2014 324,070
2015 325,240
2016 321,660
2017 317,580
2018 317,010
2019 315,190

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 494,520
2005 491,440
2006 501,780
2007 503,330
2008 505,750
2009 481,630
2010 456,050
2011 448,510
2012 442,640
2013 445,450
2014 446,500
2015 451,490
2016 449,230
2017 448,630
2018 449,020
2019 445,020

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Year Number
2004 1,750
2005 2,210
2006 1,780
2007 1,720
2008 1,690
2009 1,570
2010 1,070
2011 1,250
2012 1,210
2013 1,460
2014 1,330
2015 1,770
2016 1,910
2017 1,750
2018 1,380
2019 1,820

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2004 110,580
2005 110,760
2006 113,190
2007 110,700
2008 107,820
2009 97,880
2010 90,880
2011 92,150
2012 94,040
2013 99,000
2014 103,920
2015 110,360
2016 116,840
2017 122,120
2018 126,930
2019 129,380

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Year Number
2004 100,090
2005 95,060
2006 99,550
2007 101,660
2008 102,060
2009 98,060
2010 96,690
2011 97,490
2012 96,040
2013 94,700
2014 95,850
2015 100,670
2016 100,160
2017 101,610
2018 102,730
2019 105,080

Production Occupations
Year Number
2004 179,890
2005 181,570
2006 174,710
2007 177,120
2008 172,750
2009 162,930
2010 157,150
2011 157,410
2012 156,830
2013 158,690
2014 160,030
2015 160,310
2016 153,490
2017 151,910
2018 151,510
2019 150,460

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 211,910
2005 204,790
2006 202,850
2007 203,070
2008 203,740
2009 196,050
2010 194,160
2011 197,620
2012 198,130
2013 200,360
2014 206,730
2015 215,590
2016 224,150
2017 231,470
2018 233,720
2019 229,730

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