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Industries with the most rapidly declining wage and salary employment

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**Table 2.4 Industries with the most rapidly declining wage and salary employment**
(Employment in thousands of jobs)
Industry Description	Sector	2017 NAICS	Wage and Salary employment, 2021	Wage and Salary employment, 2031	Wage and Salary employment change, 2021–31	Compound annual rate of change, 2021–31
Tobacco manufacturing	Manufacturing	3122	10.7	5.0	-5.7	-7.4
Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media	Manufacturing	3346	11.3	5.5	-5.7	-6.9
Apparel, leather and allied product manufacturing	Manufacturing	315, 316	117.0	75.2	-41.8	-4.3
Printing and related support activities	Manufacturing	323	367.4	270.6	-96.8	-3.0
Coal mining	Mining	2121	36.6	27.1	-9.5	-3.0
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	Information	5111	247.4	187.4	-60.0	-2.7
Satellite, telecommunications resellers, and all other telecommunications	Information	5174, 5179	89.5	70.2	-19.3	-2.4
Cable and other subscription programming	Information	5152	45.8	36.1	-9.7	-2.4
Other furniture related product manufacturing	Manufacturing	3379	37.4	29.8	-7.6	-2.2
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	Manufacturing	3336	87.0	72.2	-14.8	-1.9
Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	Manufacturing	3365	19.1	16.0	-3.1	-1.7
Consumer goods rental and general rental centers	Financial activities	5322, 5323	147.5	125.3	-22.2	-1.6
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing	Manufacturing	3339	265.3	225.5	-39.8	-1.6
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing	Manufacturing	3311	78.9	68.3	-10.6	-1.4
Electric lighting equipment manufacturing	Manufacturing	3351	41.7	36.1	-5.6	-1.4
Metalworking machinery manufacturing	Manufacturing	3335	159.4	138.3	-21.1	-1.4
Logging	Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	1133	46.1	40.1	-6.0	-1.4
Textile mills and textile product mills	Manufacturing	313, 314	201.5	175.4	-26.1	-1.4
Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing	Manufacturing	3331	197.9	172.4	-25.5	-1.4
Office furniture (including fixtures) manufacturing	Manufacturing	3372	97.5	84.9	-12.6	-1.4
Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 8, 2022