On the Economic Development Committee, we talk a lot about attracting good jobs to Georgia. We also hear a lot of reports about where the jobs actually are. Here is a brief overview of the national picture.

Over the past few decades mining, education services and utilities have all held steady at about one million jobs each. Entertainment and real estate are steady at two million each, while education, management, and information services are about three million each. Transportation held at four million, while wholesale trade and insurance held at about six million each. A huge sector that also held steady was retail at about 15 million.