This statistic shows the projected change in wage and salary employment from 2018 to 2028 in the United States by major industry. By the year 2028, the number of employees working in health care and social assistance will have increased by about 3.4 million.
Projected change in employment in the United States from 2018 to 2028, by major industry
(in 1,000)
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 4, 2019). Projected change in employment in the United States from 2018 to 2028, by major industry (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217708/projected-change-in-nonagriculture-wage-and-salary-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Projected change in employment in the United States from 2018 to 2028, by major industry (in 1,000)." Chart. September 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217708/projected-change-in-nonagriculture-wage-and-salary-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Projected change in employment in the United States from 2018 to 2028, by major industry (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217708/projected-change-in-nonagriculture-wage-and-salary-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Projected Change in Employment in The United States from 2018 to 2028, by Major Industry (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217708/projected-change-in-nonagriculture-wage-and-salary-employment-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Projected change in employment in the United States from 2018 to 2028, 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 August 07, 2020)
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