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Employment Projections

Industries with the largest wage and salary employment declines

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Table 2.6 Industries with the largest wage and salary employment declines
(Employment in thousands of jobs)

Industry Description

Sector

2022 NAICS

Wage and Salary employment, 2022

Wage and Salary employment, 2032

Wage and Salary employment change, 2022–32

Compound annual rate of change, 2022–32

All other retail

Retail trade

444, 449, 456, 457, 458, 459

7,137.1

6,770.6

-366.5

-0.5

General Merchandise retailers

Retail trade

455

3,136.5

3,038.9

-97.6

-0.3

Motor vehicle parts manufacturing

Manufacturing

3363

553.0

456.1

-96.9

-1.9

Wholesale trade

Wholesale trade

42

5,962.6

5,877.8

-84.8

-0.1

Food and beverage retailers

Retail trade

445

3,193.4

3,112.5

-80.9

-0.3

Printing and related support activities

Manufacturing

323

380.4

317.0

-63.4

-1.8

Religious organizations

Other services

8131

1,615.5

1,568.2

-47.3

-0.3

Postal Service

Federal government

491

602.5

556.1

-46.4

-0.8

Consumer goods rental and general rental centers

Financial activities

5322, 5323

162.0

128.8

-33.2

-2.3

Child day care services

Health care and social assistance

6244

956.7

926.6

-30.1

-0.3

Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: September 6, 2023