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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, 2020	Wage and Salary employment, 2030	Wage and Salary employment change, 2020–30	Compound annual rate of change, 2020–30
Food and beverage stores	Retail trade	445	3101.6	2844.1	-257.5	-0.9
General Merchandise stores	Retail trade	452	3029.8	2796.3	-233.5	-0.8
All other retail	Retail trade	442-4, 446-8, 451, 453-4	6814.0	6642.2	-171.8	-0.3
Wired telecommunications carriers	Information	5171	500.1	411.4	-88.7	-1.9
Printing and related support activities	Manufacturing	323	377.8	301.3	-76.5	-2.2
Monetary authorities, credit intermediation, and related activities	Information	521, 522	2675.3	2601.5	-73.8	-0.3
State government, other compensation	State and local government	NA	1825.4	1766.6	-58.8	-0.3
Postal Service	Federal government	491	602.1	549.9	-52.2	-0.9
Apparel, leather and allied product manufacturing	Manufacturing	315, 316	116.2	71.1	-45.1	-4.8
Animal production	Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	112	480.2	439.4	-40.7	-0.9
Consumer goods rental and general rental centers	Financial activities	5322, 5323	153.6	117.2	-36.4	-2.7
Plastics product manufacturing	Manufacturing	3261	576.0	543.0	-33.0	-0.6
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	Utilities	2211	380.7	349.5	-31.2	-0.9
Textile mills and textile product mills	Manufacturing	313,314	199.4	170.5	-28.9	-1.6
Converted paper product manufacturing	Manufacturing	3222	264.1	236.1	-28.0	-1.1
Federal defense government compensation	Federal government	NA	559.8	539.3	-20.5	-0.4
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers	Information	5111	263.2	242.9	-20.3	-0.8
Cement and concrete product manufacturing	Manufacturing	3273	192.4	173.0	-19.4	-1.1
Ship and boat building	Manufacturing	3366	138.7	122.3	-16.4	-1.3
Religious organizations	Other services	8131	1704.4	1689.5	-14.9	-0.1
Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 8, 2021