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Over 60 percent of protective service jobs were in the public sector in May 2021

May 16, 2022
Protective service occupations had employment of nearly 3.4 million in May 2021, representing 2.4 percent of U.S. employment. Sixty-two percent of protective service jobs were in the public sector, compared with about 15 percent of overall employment. Full Text »

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