By the year 2032, it is projected that the number of employees working in health care and social assistance will have increased by about 2.09 million from the number employed in 2022. Federal government however, is projected to decrease by 43,900 employees by 2032.
Projected change in employment in the United States from 2022 to 2032, by major industry
(in 1,000)
Major industry
Change in employment in thousands
Health care and social assistance
2,092
Professional and business services
1,420.2
Transportation and warehousing
569.9
Leisure and hospitality
350.6
Financial activities
349.3
Information
201.5
Educational services
129.6
Nonagriculture self-employed
129.2
Construction
114.9
Other services
100.8
State and local government
65.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting wage and salary
12.6
Utilities
-14.4
Mining
-14.5
Federal government
-43.9
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. (September 6, 2023). Projected change in employment in the United States from 2022 to 2032, by major industry (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 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. (2023). Projected change in employment in the United States from 2022 to 2032, by major industry (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 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 2022 to 2032, 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 July 22, 2024)
Projected change in employment in the United States from 2022 to 2032, by major industry (in 1,000) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217708/projected-change-in-nonagriculture-wage-and-salary-employment-in-the-us/