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Employment Projections
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The Employment Projections (EP) program develops information about the labor market for the Nation as a whole for 10 years in the future.
Notices
- 2023-33 Employment Projections release and skills data Read More »
Videos
BLS Occupational Employment Projections, 2022–32
Check out the highlights of the 2022–32 projections, including the fastest growing occupations overall, the occupations expected to have the most new jobs, the fastest growing occupations that require a bachelor's degree or more, and the fastest growing occupations that require some postsecondary education. (This video has background music but no spoken words.)
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Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Education pays.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Fastest Growing Occupations.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Projected Annual Rate of Change in Industry Employment, 2022-32.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Labor Force Share, by Age Group, 2002, 2012, 2022, and Projected 2032.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Projected Percent Change, by Selected Occupational Groups, 2022-32.
News Release
Total employment is projected to increase almost 4.7 million from 2022 to 2032
09/06/2023
Total employment is projected to grow by almost 4.7 million from 2022 to 2032. This
growth is driven primarily by growth in the health care and social assistance sector.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) now features the 2022-32 projections.
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Publications
Monthly Labor Review
Industry and occupational employment projections overview and highlights, 2022–32
The total economy is projected to add about 4.7 million jobs during the 2022–32 decade, with employment reaching a level of 169.1 million in 2032. read more »
The Economics Daily
Slower growth is expected in the population, labor force, and Gross Domestic Product through 2032
Projections for the population, labor force, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are closely related. All three are expected to experience slower growth over the 2022–32 projections period relative to the growth rates seen over the previous several decades. read more »
Spotlight on Statistics
A Look at Projected Employment in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, 2021‒31
This Spotlight on Statistics examines employment in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector and the projected employment growth for the 2021–31 decade for some of its detailed industries and top-employing occupations. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
Charging into the future: the transition to electric vehicles
This Beyond the Numbers article examines the main factors expected to contribute to growth in the electric vehicle market and identifies some occupations that are expected to play a role in the design and development of electric vehicles, in the manufacturing of the batteries that power them, and in the installation and maintenance of the infrastructure needed to charge them. read more »