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Employment Projections
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Employment by major industry sector
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| Industry sector | 2022 NAICS | Employment, 2014 | Employment, 2024 | Employment, 2034 | Employment change, numeric, 2014–24 |
Employment change, numeric, 2024–34 |
Employment change, percent, 2014–24 |
Employment change, percent, 2024–34 |
Percent distribution, 2014 | Percent distribution, 2024 | Percent distribution, 2034 | Compound annual rate of change, 2014–24 |
Compound annual rate of change, 2024–34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total employment |
— | 150,436.3 | 169,956.1 | 175,167.9 | 19,519.8 | 5,211.8 | 13.0 | 3.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
|
Self-employed workers |
— | 9,344.3 | 9,906.4 | 10,122.8 | 562.1 | 216.4 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
|
Total wage and salary employment |
— | 141,092.0 | 160,049.7 | 165,045.1 | 18,957.7 | 4,995.4 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 93.8 | 94.2 | 94.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
|
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting |
11 | 1,383.5 | 1,480.7 | 1,482.1 | 97.2 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
|
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
21 | 838.4 | 586.1 | 576.8 | -252.3 | -9.3 | -30.1 | -1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -3.5 | -0.2 |
|
Utilities |
22 | 551.5 | 591.3 | 620.0 | 39.8 | 28.7 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
|
Construction |
23 | 6,150.7 | 8,211.7 | 8,572.2 | 2,061.0 | 360.5 | 33.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
|
Manufacturing |
31, 32, 33 | 12,160.4 | 12,817.2 | 12,816.8 | 656.8 | -0.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
|
Wholesale trade |
42 | 5,739.7 | 6,145.4 | 6,354.0 | 405.7 | 208.6 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
|
Retail trade |
44, 45 | 15,313.4 | 15,532.0 | 15,350.1 | 218.6 | -181.9 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
|
Transportation and warehousing |
48, 492, 493 | 4,648.5 | 6,654.5 | 6,853.3 | 2,006.0 | 198.8 | 43.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
|
Information |
51 | 2,725.9 | 2,942.8 | 3,135.1 | 216.9 | 192.3 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
|
Finance and insurance |
52 | 5,931.0 | 6,702.8 | 6,929.2 | 771.8 | 226.4 | 13.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
|
Real estate and rental and leasing |
53 | 2,045.8 | 2,465.8 | 2,547.6 | 420.0 | 81.8 | 20.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
|
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
54 | 8,385.7 | 10,825.8 | 11,638.3 | 2,440.1 | 812.5 | 29.1 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
|
Management of companies and enterprises |
55 | 2,248.9 | 2,617.1 | 2,732.0 | 368.2 | 114.9 | 16.4 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
|
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services |
56 | 8,564.1 | 9,177.8 | 9,279.5 | 613.7 | 101.7 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
|
Educational services; private |
61 | 3,416.7 | 3,962.5 | 4,036.8 | 545.8 | 74.3 | 16.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
|
Healthcare and social assistance; private |
62 | 18,022.5 | 22,527.4 | 24,489.1 | 4,504.9 | 1,961.7 | 25.0 | 8.7 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
|
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
71 | 2,103.2 | 2,622.4 | 2,755.0 | 519.2 | 132.6 | 24.7 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
|
Accommodation and food services |
72 | 12,592.9 | 14,195.8 | 14,749.4 | 1,602.9 | 553.6 | 12.7 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
|
Other services (except public administration) |
81 | 6,387.5 | 6,615.9 | 6,808.5 | 228.4 | 192.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
|
Federal government |
— | 2,733.5 | 2,999.5 | 2,862.9 | 266.0 | -136.6 | 9.7 | -4.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
|
State and local government |
— | 19,148.2 | 20,375.2 | 20,456.4 | 1,227.0 | 81.2 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
|
Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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Last Modified Date: August 28, 2025