Utilities fastest job growth, private healthcare and social assistance most new jobs, projected 2025–35

Utilities is projected to have the fastest job growth (+9.8 percent) of all major industries over the 2025–35 decade. However, this fast growth is projected to account for an increase of only 58,800 new jobs because of the industry's relatively small size. Private healthcare and social assistance is projected to add the most jobs (over 2.2 million) and be the second fastest growing (+9.5 percent) major industry. The strong growth in private healthcare and social assistance is expected to account for about 37.0 percent of all new jobs projected through 2035.

Demand for AI-based systems, research and development, and associated consulting services is expected to drive the need for workers in professional, scientific, and technical services. This major industry is projected to be the third fastest growing (+8.6 percent) from 2025 to 2035 and add the second most jobs (+926,700).

Employment is projected to decline in federal government (−3.4 percent) and retail trade (−0.2 percent) from 2025 to 2035. Retail trade is projected to lose about 27,500 jobs, as e-commerce is expected to continue limiting employment in retail outlets. However, the growing volume of online purchases and therefore increasing volume of shipments and deliveries are expected to support employment growth in transportation and warehousing (+3.1 percent).

These data are from the Employment Projections program. For more information, see "Employment Projections — 2025–2035". Also see the Occupational Outlook Handbook which includes information on about 600 detailed occupations in over 300 occupational profiles, covering about 4 out of 5 jobs in the economy. Each occupational profile features the 2025–35 projections, along with assessments of the job outlook, work activities, wages, education and training requirements, and more.