I received a press release from IBISWorld with some interesting data about where the employment growth will occur over the next 4-5 years. Of course, I would be a bit skeptical about number 2 considering the recent announcements from the White House concerning the banking industry. Nonetheless, still an interesting picture:
| Rank | Industry | Employees 2009 | Employees 2014 | Annualized Growth 2009-2014 |
| 1 | Voice Over Internet Protocol Providers (VoIP) | 17,110 | 34,850 | 15.3% |
| 2 | Private Equity, Hedge Funds
& Investment Vehicles |
35,200 | 58,700 | 10.8% |
| 3 | Single Family Home Building | 435,000 | 655,000 | 8.5% |
| 4 | Car & Automobile Manufacturing | 50,756 | 73,950 | 7.8% |
| 5 | Environmental Consulting | 122,922 | 176,519 | 7.5% |
| 6 | Multi Family Housing Construction | 60,000 | 86,000 | 7.5% |
| 7 | Search Engines | 29,530 | 40,850 | 6.7% |
| 8 | New Car Dealers | 750,825 | 1,033,679 | 6.6% |
| 9 | Court Reporting Services | 271,843 | 370,993 | 6.4% |
| 10 | Mining, Oil & Gas Machinery Manufacturing | 45,169 | 60,716 | 6.1% |