By the year 2033, it is projected that the number of employees working in health care and social assistance will have increased by about 2.24 million from the number employed in 2023. Retail trade, however, is projected to decrease by 364,800 employees by 2033.
Projected change in employment in the United States from 2023 to 2033, by major industry
(in 1,000)
Major industry
Change in employment in thousands
Health care and social assistance
2,243.8
Professional and business services
1,642.2
Leisure and hospitality
822.7
Transportation and warehousing
387
Financial activities
383.4
Construction
380.1
Other services
282
State and local government
240.4
Information
215.8
Wholesale trade
170.3
Manufacturing
110
Educational services
52.7
Utilities
37.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting wage and salary
11.2
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting self-employed
Employment data for wage and salary workers are from the BLS Current Employment Statistics survey, which counts jobs, whereas self-employed and agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting are from the Current Population Survey (household survey), which counts workers.
Figures are taken from accompanying data tables, available here.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 29, 2024). Projected change in employment in the United States from 2023 to 2033, by major industry (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217708/projected-change-in-nonagriculture-wage-and-salary-employment-in-the-us/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Projected change in employment in the United States from 2023 to 2033, by major industry (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217708/projected-change-in-nonagriculture-wage-and-salary-employment-in-the-us/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Projected change in employment in the United States from 2023 to 2033, by major industry (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217708/projected-change-in-nonagriculture-wage-and-salary-employment-in-the-us/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Projected change in employment in the United States from 2023 to 2033, by major industry (in 1,000) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217708/projected-change-in-nonagriculture-wage-and-salary-employment-in-the-us/
