Over that same 10-year period, the BLS predicts that the construction industry as a whole will grow 15.1 percent, just over 1 million jobs, from 6.7 million in 2002 to 7.7 million jobs in 2012.
Plumbing Workforce To Grow 18 Percent
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted an 18 percent growth rate in the number of plumbers/pipefitters/steamfitters for the 2002-2012 period, gaining 91,942 jobs to a total of 584,068 jobs in 2012.
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