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Employment Projections
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The Employment Projections (EP) program develops information about the labor market for the Nation as a whole for 10 years in the future.
Notices
2018-28 Employment Projections released Read More »
Projections overview article coming soon Read More »
Videos
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- Understanding BLS Employment Projections
- Explore Careers that Let You Put Your Creativity to Work
- What Is Career Outlook?
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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, 2018-28.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Labor Force Share, by Age Group, 1998, 2008, 2018, and Projected 2028.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Projected Percent Change, by Selected Occupational Groups, 2018-28.
Click the graphic to enlarge chart: Annual Growth Rate of the Population, Labor Force, and Employment, by Decade, 1998 to Projected 2028.
Latest News Release
//ECOPRO Resilio Test 10032023// ECOPRO News Release
10/03/2023
//ECOPRO Resilio Test 10032023// Employment is projected to grow 10.8 percent from 2012 to 2022, adding 15.6 million jobs.
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Publications
Monthly Labor Review
What’s behind occupational separations?
This article analyzes how workers’ characteristics affect their propensity to exit an occupation. read more »
The Economics Daily
Labor force participation rate for workers age 75 and older projected to be over 10 percent by 2026
In 2019, the last of the baby boomers will reach age 55 and transition into age groups with much lower labor force participation rates. Due in large part to an aging population, the labor force participation rate for all workers (age 16 and over) is projected to decline to 61.0 percent in 2026. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
Safety First! Projected growth in safety inspection occupations 2016–26
A safety inspection can be a valuable tool in the prevention of mishaps in the buildings we live in or work in, the food we eat, and the products we use in our daily lives. There are a number of occupations whose major task is to perform safety inspections in order to help keep our lives safe. read more »
