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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Employment Projections > Publications

Occupational Projections

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Projections overview articles from the Monthly Labor Review can be found on the Projections Overviews page.

Occupational Projections Articles

Machovec, Christine; Rieley, Michael; and Rolen, Emily "Incorporating AI impacts in BLS employment projections: occupational case studies,” Monthly Labor Review, February 2025.

Rieley, Michael, "Projected employment growth for community and social service occupations, 2022–32,” Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, February 2024.

DeZarn, Nicholas; Ilic-Godfrey, Stanislava; and Krutsch, Emily, "Occupational projections overview, 2021–31," Monthly Labor Review, April 2023.

Handel, Michael J., "Growth trends for selected occupations considered at risk from automation," Monthly Labor Review, July 2022.

Ilic-Godfrey, Stanislava, “Recovering from the pandemic: A bright outlook for the personal care service industry,” Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, May 2022.

Hylton, Sara; Ice, Lindsey; and Krutsch, Emily, “What the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic could mean for the future of IT jobs,” Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, February 2022.

Rieley, Michael, “We can manage: employment trends for management occupations,” Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, March 2021.

Zilberman, Alan, and Ice, Lindsey, “Why computer occupations are behind strong STEM employment growth in the 2019–29 decade,” Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, January 2021.

Rieley, Michael, “Inside the decline of sales occupations,” Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, May 2020.

Zilberman, Alan, "Safety First! Projected growth in safety inspection occupations 2016–26," Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, April 2019.

Ilic-Godfrey, Stanislava, "Ahead of the pack: why are veterinary occupations growing much faster than average?," Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, March 2019.

Tate, Patricia, "The employment outlook for occupations tasked with building America's infrastructure," Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, October 2018.

Rieley, Michael, "In the money: occupational projections for the financial industry," Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, October 2018.

Zilberman, Alan, "You don't need to walk it off: occupations that help to diagnose and treat sports injuries," Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, August 2018.

Rieley, Michael, "Big data adds up to opportunities in math careers," Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, June 2018.

Zilberman, Alan, "So you want to be in pictures: jobs in video production," Beyond the Numbers: Employment & Unemployment, April 2018.

"Projections of Occupational Employment, 2014–24," Career Outlook, December 2015.

Hogan, Andrew, and Roberts, Brian, "Occupational employment projections to 2024," Monthly Labor Review, December 2015.

Richards, Emily, and Terkanian, Dave, "Occupational employment projections to 2022," Monthly Labor Review, December 2013.

Sommers, Dixie, and Morisi, Teresa L., "Employment projections through the lens of education and training," Monthly Labor Review, April 2012, pp.13-28. (PDF)

Lockard, C. Brett, and Wolf, Michael, "Occupational employment projections to 2020," Monthly Labor Review, January 2012. (PDF)

Lacey, T. Alan, and Wright, Benjamin, "Occupational employment projections to 2018," Monthly Labor Review, November 2009, pp. 82-123. (PDF)

Dohm, Arlene, and Shniper, Lynn, "Occupational employment projections to 2016," Monthly Labor Review, November 2007, pp. 86-105. (PDF)

Hecker, Daniel, "Occupational employment projections to 2014," Monthly Labor Review, November 2005, pp. 70-101. (PDF)

Hecker, Daniel, "Occupational employment projections to 2012," Monthly Labor Review, February 2004, pp. 80-105. (PDF)

Job Outlook in Brief

"The 2010–20 job outlook in brief," Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Spring 2012, pp. 3-43.

"The 2008–18 job outlook in brief," Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Spring 2010, pp. 3-54.

"The 2006–16 job outlook in brief," Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Spring 2008, pp. 2-51.

"The 2004–14 job outlook in brief," Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Spring 2006, pp. 2-45.

Outlook by Education

Rolen, Emily, "Occupational employment projections through the perspective of education and training," Spotlight on Statistics, January 2019.

Liming, Drew and Wolf, Michael, "Job outlook by education, 2006–16," Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Fall 2008, pp. 2-29. (PDF)

Moncarz, Roger and Crosby, Olivia, "The 2004–14 job outlook for people who don't have a bachelor's degree," Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Fall 2006, pp. 27-41. (PDF)

Moncarz, Roger and Crosby, Olivia, "The 2004–14 job outlook for college graduates," Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Fall 2006, pp. 42-57. (PDF)

Moncarz, Roger and Crosby, Olivia, "Job outlook for people who don't have a bachelor's degree," Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Winter 2004–2005, pp. 2-13. (PDF)

Lacey, Jill N. and Crosby, Olivia, "Job outlook for college graduates," Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Winter 2004–2005, pp. 15-27. (PDF)

Availability

Issues of the Monthly Labor Review from 1982 to the present are available online. Earlier issues are out of print but should be available at a Federal Depository Library. An archive of Career Outlook (Formerly the Occupational Outlook Quarterly) articles is available online, beginning with the Spring 1999 issue.

Last modified date: August 27, 2026