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Table 3.6Employment by occupational category
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| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Percentage change 2001 to 2006 | Percentage change 2005 to 2006 | Net jobs 2001 to 2006 | Net jobs 2005 to 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | percent | thousands | ||||||||
| Total, all occupations | 14,946.2 | 15,310.4 | 15,672.3 | 15,947.0 | 16,169.7 | 16,484.3 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 1,538.1 | 314.6 |
| Management occupations | 1,334.6 | 1,351.9 | 1,368.2 | 1,440.9 | 1,452.6 | 1,509.3 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 174.7 | 56.7 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 2,694.5 | 2,727.4 | 2,789.2 | 2,889.0 | 2,898.6 | 2,988.8 | 10.9 | 3.1 | 294.3 | 90.2 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 1,013.5 | 1,038.7 | 1,038.5 | 1,050.9 | 1,107.9 | 1,135.0 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 121.5 | 27.1 |
| Health occupations | 811.7 | 875.4 | 894.7 | 931.6 | 959.4 | 988.5 | 21.8 | 3.0 | 176.8 | 29.1 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 1,208.1 | 1,237.6 | 1,262.9 | 1,249.2 | 1,349.1 | 1,403.9 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 195.8 | 54.8 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 437.3 | 438.0 | 466.6 | 469.1 | 499.8 | 489.7 | 12.0 | -2.0 | 52.4 | -10.1 |
| Sales and service occupations | 3,619.8 | 3,727.5 | 3,830.2 | 3,850.0 | 3,850.8 | 3,909.3 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 289.5 | 58.5 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 2,210.5 | 2,253.7 | 2,327.9 | 2,370.6 | 2,396.3 | 2,453.9 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 243.4 | 57.6 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 526.8 | 525.0 | 547.3 | 554.9 | 571.0 | 583.7 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 56.9 | 12.7 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 1,089.3 | 1,135.3 | 1,146.8 | 1,140.7 | 1,084.2 | 1,022.2 | -6.2 | -5.7 | -67.1 | -62.0 |
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