Top 10 sectors by employment

Kira Jenkins //March 1, 2019//

// March 1, 2019//

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Sector	New jobs
Management of companies and enterprises	25,428
Management, scientific and technical consulting services	2,588
Ship and boat building	2,080
Software publishers	1,182
Computer systems design and related services	1,180
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing	1,112
Other information services	960
Business support services	905
Plastics product manufacturing	533
Veneer, plywood and engineered wood product manufacturing	376

Source: Virginia Economic Development Partnership, 2018

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