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January 2010
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The below table shows the percentage breakdown of total jobs, per infrastructure project category, into industry categories.
| Project |
Agriculture, forestry,
fishing, and hunting |
Mining |
Utilities |
Construction |
Manufacturing |
Wholesale
trade |
Retail
trade |
Transportation
and warehousing |
Information |
Finance
and insurance |
Real estate
and rental and leasing |
Professional,
scientific, and technical services |
Management of
companies and enterprises |
Administrative and
waste management services |
Educational
services |
Health care
and social assistance |
Arts, entertainment,
andrecreation |
Accommodation and
food services |
Other
services |
Households |
Totals |
| Highway and Transit System |
1.2% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
34.5% |
8.9% |
2.8% |
9.7% |
3.2% |
1.7% |
3.4% |
1.9% |
5.7% |
1.3% |
4.7% |
1.5% |
7.1% |
1.6% |
6.1% |
3.7% |
0.4% |
100% |
| Broadband Infrastructure |
1.2% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
34.5% |
8.9% |
2.8% |
9.7% |
3.2% |
1.7% |
3.4% |
1.9% |
5.7% |
1.3% |
4.7% |
1.5% |
7.1% |
1.6% |
6.1% |
3.7% |
0.4% |
100% |
| Onshore Exploration and Development/Offshore Drilling |
1.0% |
22.1% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
7.9% |
3.3% |
7.9% |
4.0% |
2.4% |
4.0% |
2.3% |
6.1% |
6.0% |
4.7% |
1.7% |
8.0% |
6.2% |
6.8% |
4.1% |
0.5% |
100% |
| Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure |
1.2% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
34.5% |
8.9% |
2.8% |
9.7% |
3.2% |
1.7% |
3.4% |
1.9% |
5.7% |
1.3% |
4.7% |
1.5% |
7.1% |
1.6% |
6.1% |
3.7% |
0.4% |
100% |
| Sustainability Projects: Smart Grid |
1.1% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
32.9% |
9.3% |
2.8% |
9.6% |
3.2% |
1.7% |
3.4% |
1.9% |
6.7% |
1.3% |
4.8% |
1.5% |
7.1% |
1.6% |
6.2% |
3.7% |
0.4% |
100% |
| Nuclear energy |
1.1% |
0.3% |
0.4% |
24.5% |
7.5% |
2.5% |
9.0% |
3.1% |
1.7% |
3.3% |
1.9% |
17.1% |
1.2% |
5.6% |
1.5% |
7.2% |
1.6% |
6.3% |
3.6% |
0.4% |
100% |
| Sustainability: Renewables (Solar, Wind, Biofuel) |
1.0% |
0.3% |
0.4% |
14.1% |
11.6% |
2.9% |
8.1% |
3.3% |
1.8% |
3.3% |
1.9% |
22.6% |
1.5% |
6.4% |
1.5% |
7.1% |
1.6% |
6.4% |
3.7% |
0.4% |
100% |
| Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) |
1.1% |
0.3% |
0.6% |
0.7% |
32.2% |
3.5% |
8.5% |
4.3% |
2.3% |
4.1% |
2.2% |
6.2% |
3.1% |
5.0% |
1.9% |
9.0% |
2.0% |
8.1% |
4.5% |
0.5% |
100% |
| Inland Waterways |
1.0% |
0.3% |
0.4% |
17.5% |
6.6% |
2.3% |
8.4% |
3.1% |
1.7% |
3.3% |
2.0% |
25.1% |
1.1% |
6.2% |
1.6% |
7.3% |
1.6% |
6.5% |
3.6% |
0.4% |
100% |
| Sustainability Projects: Clean Coal Technology |
1.0% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
11.1% |
5.7% |
2.1% |
7.9% |
3.0% |
1.8% |
3.2% |
2.0% |
32.4% |
1.1% |
6.8% |
1.6% |
7.4% |
1.7% |
6.7% |
3.5% |
0.4% |
100% |
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