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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Employment Projections > Data

Industry Projections Evaluation: 2014–24

Chart 1: Share in percent of employment by major sector: historical base year 2014, projected BLS 2024, and actual 2024
Sector	Actual 2024	Projected 2024	Base year 2014
Mining	0.4	0.6	0.6
Construction	5.2	4.6	4.4
Manufacturing	8.1	7.6	8.7
Utilities	0.4	0.3	0.4
Wholesale trade	3.9	4.1	4.2
Retail trade	9.8	10.8	11.0
Transportation and warehousing	4.2	3.2	3.3
Information	1.9	1.8	2.0
Financial activities	5.8	5.7	5.7
Professional and business services	14.3	14.1	13.7
Educational services	2.5	2.5	2.4
Health care and social assistance	14.2	14.7	12.9
Leisure and hospitality	10.6	10.5	10.5
Other services	4.2	4.5	4.6
Federal government	1.9	1.6	2.0
State and local government	12.8	13.3	13.7
Note: Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Last modified date: April 10, 2026