A new data product for occupational skills: methodology, analysis, and a guide to using the employment projections skills data

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Projections program develops information about the nation’s labor market for 10 years into the future. For the 2023–33 projections cycle, BLS introduced a new data product—a suite of data tables—providing information on skills by occupation. This article describes the product, the methodology and data used to create it, and its potential users and uses. In addition, the article presents analyses and highlights of the data for the 2023–33 projections cycle. Each year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Projections (EP) program (hereafter referred to simply as EP) develops 10-year employment projections for more than 800 detailed occupations across about 300 industries.