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Employment Projections
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Employment Projections Home Page
The Employment Projections (EP) program develops information about the labor market for the Nation as a whole for 10 years in the future.
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BLS Occupational Employment Projections, 2020–30
Check out the highlights of the 2020–30 projections, including the fastest growing occupations overall, the occupations expected to have the most new jobs, the fastest growing occupations that require a bachelor's degree or more, and the fastest growing occupations that require some postsecondary education.
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Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Fastest Growing Occupations.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Projected Annual Rate of Change in Industry Employment, 2020-30.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Labor Force Share, by Age Group, 2000, 2010, 2020, and Projected 2030.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Projected Percent Change, by Selected Occupational Groups, 2020-30.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Total Employment.
News Release
Employment is projected to increase by 11.9 million jobs from 2020 to 2030
09/08/2021
Employment is projected to grow from 153.5 million to 165.4 million jobs from 2020 to 2030. Pandemic
recovery and growth in healthcare-related occupations are expected to account for a large share of
projected job growth. The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) reflects the 2020-30 projections.
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Publications
Beyond the Numbers
Recovering from the pandemic: A bright outlook for the personal care service industry
This Beyond the Numbers article examines the main long-run factors expected to contribute to demand for personal care services employment: increasing demand for personal care and appearance services, a growing customer base, and new and expanded service offerings. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Expected pandemic-driven employment changes: a comparison of 2019–29 and 2020–30 projection sets
This article examines target-year employment levels across four sets of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry and occupational employment projections, evaluating possible long-term pandemic-induced structural changes to the U.S. labor market. read more »
The Economics Daily
Number of people 75 and older in the labor force is expected to grow 96.5 percent by 2030
The labor force is expected to increase by 8.9 million, or 5.5 percent, from 2020 to 2030. The labor force of people ages 16 to 24 is projected to shrink by 7.5 percent from 2020 to 2030. Among people age 75 years and older, the labor force is expected to grow by 96.5 percent over the next decade. read more »
Spotlight on Statistics
Using BLS Data to Match People with Disabilities with Jobs
BLS has many data products that can be used to help individuals with disabilities plan their career paths. This Spotlight on Statistics highlights these products and demonstrates how they can be used to evaluate potential jobs, using two specific occupations as examples. read more »