From 2014 to 2015, employment in Washington grew at a rate of 2.13%, from 3.21M employees to 3.27M employees. The most common employment sectors for those who live in Washington, are Restaurants &amp; Food Services, Construction, and Elementary &amp; secondary schools. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Washington, though some of these residents may live in Washington and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
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Data Source: Census Bureau - ACS PUMS 5-year Estimate
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