Interactive Map: Job Gains and Losses in the Recovery by Job Type (Healthcare, Education, Mining, Construction, Finance, Real Estate, etc)

Courtesy of Mish.

Inquiring minds are investigating job creation and losses during the economic recovery. Data for following Tableau Software interactive map is courtesy of Economic Modeling Specialists.

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Number and Types of Jobs Since 2007

Description	2007 Jobs	2008 Jobs	2009 Jobs	2010 Jobs	2011 Jobs	2012 Jobs
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	1,922,790	1,869,078	1,839,432	1,834,643	1,859,107	1,857,019
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	677,207	729,813	658,373	667,226	745,595	784,070
Utilities	549,539	557,983	560,714	551,287	549,921	556,529
Construction	9,954,961	9,423,176	8,214,435	7,633,863	7,607,315	7,594,530
Manufacturing	14,093,901	13,629,742	12,051,829	11,712,063	11,920,262	12,116,646
Wholesale Trade	6,180,035	6,133,949	5,738,315	5,634,236	5,711,683	5,817,036
Retail Trade	16,279,661	16,040,307	15,262,809	15,158,575	15,338,727	15,427,475
Transportation and Warehousing	4,942,074	4,904,568	4,601,110	4,544,128	4,664,351	4,763,272
Information	3,181,035	3,129,245	2,949,820	2,838,954	2,808,734	2,801,533
Finance and Insurance	6,462,141	6,308,789	6,058,519	5,976,245	6,042,862	6,081,019
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,767,868	2,699,430	2,553,130	2,477,330	2,439,220	2,467,061
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	8,970,748	9,110,964	8,789,436	8,744,022	8,951,222	9,202,138
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,839,616	1,895,417	1,855,139	1,854,778	1,914,543	1,949,283
Admin and Support and Waste Management	9,301,860	8,892,117	8,081,998	8,311,872	8,626,800	8,934,731
Educational Services (Private)	3,317,313	3,413,586	3,504,764	3,575,972	3,666,851	3,760,523
Health Care and Social Assistance	16,304,386	16,716,857	17,036,693	17,301,036	17,506,396	17,848,232
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	2,375,489	2,389,692	2,337,992	2,313,773	2,336,448	2,342,772
Accommodation and Food Services	11,615,709	11,643,560	11,306,013	11,322,307	11,588,412	11,875,069
Other Services (except Public Administration)	7,502,059	7,522,620	7,451,832	7,398,326	7,478,030	7,525,044
Government	24,187,207	24,510,271	24,568,231	24,561,911	24,253,390	24,152,210
Unclassified Industry	216,926	208,532	173,872	152,667	173,741	186,339
Total	152,642,524	151,729,695	145,594,456	144,565,212	146,183,610	148,042,530

Gains and Losses Since End of 2007

Description	2012 – 2007
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	-65,771
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	106,863
Utilities	6,990
Construction	-2,360,431
Manufacturing	-1,977,255
Wholesale Trade	-362,999
Retail Trade	-852,186
Transportation and Warehousing	-178,802
Information	-379,502
Finance and Insurance	-381,122
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	-300,807
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	231,390
Management of Companies and Enterprises	109,667
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	-367,129
Educational Services (Private)	443,210
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,543,846
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	-32,717
Accommodation and Food Services	259,360
Other Services (except Public Administration)	22,985
Government	-34,997
Unclassified Industry	-30,587
Total	-4,599,994