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Employment Projections

Industries with the largest wage and salary employment declines

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Table 2.6 Industries with the largest wage and salary employment declines
(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

All other retail

Retail trade

442-4, 446-8, 451, 453-4

7233.2

7005.2

-228.0

-0.3

Food and beverage stores

Retail trade

445

3129.8

2940.9

-188.9

-0.6

State and local government other services

State and local government

NA

5946.8

5793.7

-153.1

-0.3

Printing and related support activities

Manufacturing

323

367.4

270.6

-96.8

-3.0

Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers

Information

5111

247.4

187.4

-60.0

-2.7

Federal general government nondefense

Federal government

NA

1627.9

1583.7

-44.1

-0.3

Apparel, leather and allied product manufacturing

Manufacturing

315, 316

117.0

75.2

-41.8

-4.3

Other general purpose machinery manufacturing

Manufacturing

3339

265.3

225.5

-39.8

-1.6

Postal Service

Federal government

491

606.0

571.0

-35.0

-0.6

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

Utilities

2211

377.7

345.8

-31.9

-0.9

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

Animal production and aquaculture

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

112

410.3

385.0

-25.3

-0.6

Consumer goods rental and general rental centers

Financial activities

5322, 5323

147.5

125.3

-22.2

-1.6

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

Manufacturing

3335

159.4

138.3

-21.1

-1.4

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing

Manufacturing

3329

266.6

245.6

-21.0

-0.8

Satellite, telecommunications resellers, and all other telecommunications

Information

5174, 5179

89.5

70.2

-19.3

-2.4

Federal general government defense

Federal government

NA

564.1

546.3

-17.8

-0.3

Radio and television broadcasting

Information

5151

190.5

175.4

-15.1

-0.8

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

Manufacturing

3336

87.0

72.2

-14.8

-1.9

Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 8, 2022