This statistic shows the top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected wage and salary employment declines from 2020 to 2030. By the year 2030, the number of employees working in postal service will have declined by about 52,200 jobs.
Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected payroll employment declines from 2020 to 2030
(in 1,000)
Industry
Employment change in thousands
Food and beverage stores
-257.5
Wired telecommunications carriers
-88.7
Printing and related support activities
-76.5
Postal Service
-52.2
Apparel, leather and allied product manufacturing
-45.1
Animal production
-40.7
Consumer goods rental and general rental centers
-36.4
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
-31.2
Textile mills and textile product mills
-28.9
Converted paper product manufacturing
-28
Cement and concrete product manufacturing
-19.4
Ship and boat building
-16.4
Satellite, telecommunications resellers, and all other telecommunications
-10.2
Natural gas distribution
-10
Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing
-7.3
Tobacco manufacturing
-4.8
Other transportation equipment manufacturing
-3.3
Audio and video equipment manufacturing
-2.5
Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media
Wage data cover non-farm wage and salary workers and do not cover the self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, or household workers.
Figures are taken from accompanying data tables, available here.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 8, 2021). Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected payroll employment declines from 2020 to 2030 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217942/top-20-industries-in-the-us-with-largest-projected-wage-and-salary-employment-declines/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected payroll employment declines from 2020 to 2030 (in 1,000)." Chart. September 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217942/top-20-industries-in-the-us-with-largest-projected-wage-and-salary-employment-declines/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected payroll employment declines from 2020 to 2030 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217942/top-20-industries-in-the-us-with-largest-projected-wage-and-salary-employment-declines/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Top 20 Industries in The U.S. with Largest Projected Payroll Employment Declines from 2020 to 2030 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217942/top-20-industries-in-the-us-with-largest-projected-wage-and-salary-employment-declines/
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