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November 2009

The employment projections for 2008-18

Kristina J. Bartsch

The employment structure of the U.S. economy in 2018 is expected to remain similar to that of 2008, although changes in shares of employment will result from continuing increases or declines among some occupations; in general, goods-producing sectors, excluding agriculture, will lose employment while service-providing sectors will expand.

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