This statistic shows the top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected wage and salary employment declines from 2018 to 2028. By the year 2028, the number of employees working in postal service will have declined by about 126,500 jobs.
Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected payroll employment declines from 2018 to 2028
(in 1,000)
Industry
Employment change in thousands
Wired telecommunications carriers
-127.2
Postal Service
-126.5
Wholesale trade
-98.5
All other retail
-88.7
Printing and related support activities
-84.5
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
-76.8
Private households
-75.6
General Merchandise stores
-69.9
Textile mills and textile product mills
-40.3
Apparel, leather and allied product manufacturing
-40.1
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing
-39
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
-36.7
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
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 4, 2019). Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected payroll employment declines from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2020, 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 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000)." Chart. September 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217942/top-20-industries-in-the-us-with-largest-projected-wage-and-salary-employment-declines/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Top 20 industries in the U.S. with largest projected payroll employment declines from 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2020. 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 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2019, 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 2018 to 2028 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217942/top-20-industries-in-the-us-with-largest-projected-wage-and-salary-employment-declines/ (last visited May 31, 2020)
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