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%

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