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Numbers of jobs in Washington

All Occupations
Year Number
2004 2,583,080
2005 2,653,320
2006 2,736,910
2007 2,811,700
2008 2,868,910
2009 2,789,670
2010 2,693,220
2011 2,720,660
2012 2,764,080
2013 2,827,200
2014 2,898,350
2015 2,983,930
2016 3,067,110
2017 3,186,610
2018 3,259,150
2019 3,318,510

Management Occupations
Year Number
2004 80,980
2005 79,430
2006 80,900
2007 88,640
2008 100,490
2009 112,300
2010 116,190
2011 122,790
2012 128,280
2013 131,760
2014 94,950
2015 145,230
2016 153,830
2017 157,700
2018 160,620
2019 162,890

Business and Financial Operations Occupations
Year Number
2004 119,790
2005 118,620
2006 125,580
2007 130,750
2008 135,720
2009 136,270
2010 139,680
2011 144,930
2012 154,810
2013 163,510
2014 154,710
2015 171,250
2016 187,280
2017 203,790
2018 217,510
2019 225,940

Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Year Number
2004 87,710
2005 79,200
2006 83,700
2007 104,520
2008 108,340
2009 113,080
2010 109,130
2011 120,440
2012 132,010
2013 140,880
2014 137,120
2015 143,920
2016 148,020
2017 157,790
2018 165,250
2019 173,930

Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Year Number
2004 54,500
2005 56,760
2006 56,180
2007 73,650
2008 81,730
2009 78,620
2010 76,760
2011 71,780
2012 74,120
2013 74,310
2014 73,560
2015 76,110
2016 66,120
2017 65,650
2018 64,820
2019 75,760

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Year Number
2004 33,390
2005 33,760
2006 36,140
2007 37,250
2008 38,190
2009 37,240
2010 38,980
2011 38,710
2012 37,730
2013 36,850
2014 34,880
2015 35,670
2016 35,610
2017 37,890
2018 38,800
2019 39,530

Community and Social Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 42,940
2005 35,140
2006 44,760
2007 46,010
2008 41,990
2009 39,140
2010 45,540
2011 45,820
2012 44,810
2013 45,540
2014 44,940
2015 43,600
2016 42,870
2017 46,670
2018 48,550
2019 52,280

Legal Occupations
Year Number
2004 20,130
2005 17,100
2006 20,130
2007 20,030
2008 19,820
2009 20,620
2010 20,700
2011 21,430
2012 20,310
2013 20,110
2014 19,840
2015 19,760
2016 20,150
2017 20,110
2018 21,370
2019 22,330

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
Year Number
2004 155,610
2005 154,780
2006 154,070
2007 158,280
2008 157,880
2009 160,830
2010 166,070
2011 165,810
2012 170,940
2013 172,320
2014 178,980
2015 176,630
2016 181,920
2017 183,280
2018 187,970
2019 189,150

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 34,280
2005 37,300
2006 39,330
2007 41,430
2008 41,200
2009 40,920
2010 39,730
2011 40,940
2012 42,110
2013 42,350
2014 43,540
2015 45,370
2016 46,990
2017 47,510
2018 46,700
2019 49,430

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
Year Number
2004 119,290
2005 124,470
2006 125,940
2007 129,650
2008 134,690
2009 139,570
2010 138,770
2011 145,370
2012 146,780
2013 148,610
2014 147,760
2015 149,340
2016 154,550
2017 158,870
2018 160,900
2019 167,530

Healthcare Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 70,310
2005 76,920
2006 76,700
2007 84,050
2008 89,200
2009 91,460
2010 91,170
2011 92,550
2012 95,730
2013 97,850
2014 100,400
2015 101,610
2016 104,110
2017 132,890
2018 134,570
2019 144,010

Protective Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 50,370
2005 44,380
2006 49,970
2007 53,480
2008 47,000
2009 57,510
2010 54,500
2011 55,120
2012 54,250
2013 58,130
2014 57,270
2015 60,790
2016 60,750
2017 64,500
2018 64,620
2019 64,590

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 218,560
2005 225,540
2006 236,640
2007 243,560
2008 249,860
2009 241,070
2010 235,370
2011 234,020
2012 238,050
2013 241,340
2014 253,020
2015 264,330
2016 282,960
2017 290,190
2018 294,180
2019 299,960

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Year Number
2004 73,760
2005 74,710
2006 77,950
2007 80,280
2008 79,860
2009 77,710
2010 76,510
2011 77,410
2012 80,330
2013 80,740
2014 81,890
2015 84,000
2016 86,440
2017 89,060
2018 89,480
2019 90,590

Personal Care and Service Occupations
Year Number
2004 58,390
2005 57,950
2006 64,800
2007 62,540
2008 67,270
2009 63,700
2010 64,840
2011 65,740
2012 64,670
2013 62,290
2014 57,800
2015 62,360
2016 66,200
2017 68,610
2018 72,350
2019 74,020

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 289,490
2005 295,160
2006 292,730
2007 301,790
2008 305,230
2009 288,680
2010 285,120
2011 288,500
2012 293,320
2013 296,300
2014 301,470
2015 308,720
2016 301,900
2017 301,660
2018 307,270
2019 316,490

Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Year Number
2004 412,930
2005 412,330
2006 411,070
2007 424,830
2008 425,750
2009 400,080
2010 377,430
2011 367,890
2012 364,500
2013 365,960
2014 374,650
2015 384,580
2016 398,900
2017 403,440
2018 408,380
2019 392,820

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Year Number
2004 12,490
2005 13,490
2006 15,770
2007 15,010
2008 14,840
2009 14,860
2010 5,180
2011 15,040
2012 16,600
2013 16,100
2014 17,480
2015 19,080
2016 18,950
2017 18,170
2018 20,270
2019 22,250

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2004 132,220
2005 144,530
2006 150,900
2007 162,470
2008 166,680
2009 143,990
2010 118,370
2011 110,970
2012 109,850
2013 114,350
2014 124,070
2015 132,900
2016 139,630
2017 151,010
2018 159,770
2019 168,710

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Year Number
2004 106,180
2005 109,680
2006 112,730
2007 114,450
2008 111,650
2009 106,180
2010 105,500
2011 108,240
2012 110,080
2013 107,710
2014 111,740
2015 115,620
2016 118,040
2017 123,150
2018 128,870
2019 132,780

Production Occupations
Year Number
2004 146,400
2005 150,670
2006 157,970
2007 163,640
2008 165,200
2009 147,930
2010 136,460
2011 140,210
2012 159,720
2013 166,690
2014 157,160
2015 163,220
2016 167,260
2017 165,590
2018 164,070
2019 166,120

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Year Number
2004 217,220
2005 228,060
2006 239,450
2007 246,610
2008 244,470
2009 230,490
2010 215,860
2011 213,610
2012 209,280
2013 221,260
2014 228,560
2015 241,880
2016 244,600
2017 263,080
2018 264,990
2019 262,360

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