This statistic shows the top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the service industry in the United States in 2017. Percentage employed in service sector is shown as a percent of total nonfarm employment. In 2017, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria in Washington D.C. was ranked first with about 20.6 percent of total nonfarm employees was working in professional, scientific or technical services.
Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the service industry in the United States in 2017
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US Census Bureau. (November 21, 2019). Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the service industry in the United States in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/433619/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-the-service-industry/
US Census Bureau. "Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the service industry in the United States in 2017." Chart. November 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/433619/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-the-service-industry/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the service industry in the United States in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/433619/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-the-service-industry/
US Census Bureau. "Top 20 Metropolitan Areas with The Highest Share of Employment in The Service Industry in The United States in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/433619/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-the-service-industry/
US Census Bureau, Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the service industry in the United States in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/433619/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-the-service-industry/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Top 20 metropolitan areas with the highest share of employment in the service industry in the United States in 2017 [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/433619/us-metropolitan-areas-with-most-employment-in-the-service-industry/
