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Employment Projections
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Occupational Employment Projections Data
BLS provides projections of employment by industry and occupation, as well as projections of occupational separations.
Methodology and Definitions
The production of occupational projections is described in detail on the Employment Projections program's methodology page and in the BLS Handbook of Methods. Note: BLS adopted a new separations methodology with the 2016–26 projections. Further detail is presented in Occupational Separations Methodology.
Definitions of the occupational data presented by the Employment Projections program are available on our data definitions page.
Data Tables
All occupational tables in a single file (XLSX)
- Table 1.1 Employment by major occupational group, 2022 and projected 2032
- Table 1.2 Employment by detailed occupation, 2022 and projected 2032
- Table 1.3 Fastest growing occupations, 2022 and projected 2032
- Table 1.4 Occupations with the most job growth, 2022 and projected 2032
- Table 1.5 Fastest declining occupations, 2022 and projected 2032
- Table 1.6 Occupations with the largest job declines, 2022 and projected 2032
- Table 1.7 Occupational projections, 2022–32, and worker characteristics, 2022
- Table 1.8 2022–32 Industry-occupation matrix data, by occupation
- Table 1.9 2022–32 Industry-occupation matrix data, by industry
- Table 1.10 Occupational separations and openings, projected 2022–32
- Table 1.11 Employment in STEM occupations, 2022 and projected 2032
- Table 1.12 Factors affecting occupational utilization, projected 2022–32
Occupational Employment Databases
The National Employment Matrix database displays data on base- and projected-year employment and employment change. Users can search by occupation or by industry. For example, data on secretaries and executive assistants can be found across all industries in which they are employed, and data on the construction industry can be displayed by detailed occupation.
The Occupational Projections Data database displays data on employment, employment change, occupational openings, education, training, and wages for each detailed National Employment Matrix occupation. Users can obtain specific data for any occupation in the matrix and compare the results with data on other detailed occupations.
Most Recent Analysis
Overview articles from the Monthly Labor Review dating from 2005 to the present can be found on the Projections Overviews page.
Other Occupational Analysis
Data for Researchers
National Employment Matrix for 2022 and projected 2032
- Industry-occupation matrix, by industry
This tool displays National Employment Matrix data for all detailed occupational employment in a given industry.
- Industry-occupation matrix, by occupation
This tool displays National Employment Matrix for all detailed industry employment in a given occupation.
- National Employment Matrix (XLSX, 7.9 MB)
The National Employment Matrix is an industry-occupation matrix with survey-based data.
Directories and Crosswalks
- Industry employment directory (XLSX)
The National Employment Matrix combines the industry structures used to report estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES), the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), and Current Population Survey (CPS) programs. Data from OEWS, CES, and CPS used to construct the matrix are coded to the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
- Occupational employment directory (XLSX)
The occupational structure of the Matrix is based on the structure used by the OEWS program, which is currently using the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.More information about the Standard Occupational Classification system is available at: www.bls.gov/soc/. More information about how the OEWS program classifies occupations is available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/soc_2018.htm.
- National Employment Matrix/SOC to ACS Crosswalk (XLSX)
National Employment Matrix/SOC occupation equivalents from the American Community Survey (ACS).
- National Employment Matrix/SOC to CPS Crosswalk (XLSX)
National Employment Matrix/SOC occupation equivalents from the Current Population Survey (CPS).
- O*NET-SOC to National Employment Matrix/Occupational Outlook Handbook Crosswalk (XLSX)
National Employment Matrix and Occupational Outlook Handbook equivalents from O*NET-SOC 2019 Taxonomy.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook A-Z Index (XLSX)
Index of job titles and their corresponding Occupational Outlook Handbook profile titles.
Contact Us
- Via e-mail.
- Via telephone at 202-691-5700.
- Via mail to: Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Suite 2135, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington DC 20212-0001.
Last Modified Date: January 26, 2024