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- Assisting and facilitating applications for literacy and workforce customized training grants.
- Information on business, industry, and economic trends.
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Bergen County Private Sector Industries with Greatest Economic Growth (2000 - 2012)
| SIC | Industry | 2000 Number | Percent | 2010 Number | Percent | Number | Percent Total | Percent Annual |
| 80 | Health Services | 44,300 | 9.2 | 61,500 | 11.6 | 17,200 | 38.8 | 3.2 |
| 73 | Business Services | 47,250 | 9.8 | 58,150 | 11.0 | 10,900 | 23.0 | 2.1 |
| 87 | Engineering & Mngt. Srvcs. | 18,500 | 3.8 | 24,200 | 4.6 | 5,750 | 31.1 | 2.7 |
| 83 | Social Services | 6,950 | 1.4 | 9,800 | 1.9 | 2,850 | 40.9 | 3.4 |
| 58 | Eating & Drinking Places | 19,800 | 4.1 | 21,900 | 4.1 | 2,100 | 10.7 | 1.0 |
| 59 | Misc. Retail | 14,800 | 3.1 | 16,800 | 3.2 | 2,000 | 13.5 | 1.3 |
| 79 | Amusement & Rec. Srvcs. | 6,050 | 1.3 | 7,900 | 1.5 | 1,850 | 30.2 | 2.6 |
| 07 | Agricultural Services. | 3,950 | 0.8 | 5,350 | 1.0 | 1,450 | 36.3 | 3.1 |
| 51 | Wholesale Trade* | 23,550 | 4.9 | 24,550 | 4.6 | 1,000 | 13.5 | 1.3 |
| 82 | Education Services. | 7,400 | 1.5 | 8,350 | 1.6 | 1,000 | 13.5 | 1.3 |
* - Wholesale Trade-Non-durable goods
** - Data for industries with less than three units or for industries having fewer than 100 employees or forindustries where one unit makes up 80 percent or more of the total industry employment have beensurpassed.
NOTE: Employment and change rounded to fifty. Employment change and percent change based onunrounded data.
Prepared by: NJ Department of Labor, Labor Market & Demographic Research, Occupational and Demographic Research May 2003
Bergen County's Top 10 Industries
Source: 2000 Census| Industry | # Employed | % of Workforce |
| Educational, health and social services | 84,812 | 21.2% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services | 53,231 | 13.3% |
| Retail trade | 51,500 | 12.9% |
| Manufacturing | 49,443 | 12.4% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental/leasing | 43,673 | 10.9% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food service | 25,472 | 6.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 25,175 | 6.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 23,189 | 5.8% |
| Construction | 21,865 | 5.5% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 21,550 | 5.4% |
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