Industry and occupational employment projections overview and highlights, 2023–33

Total employment is projected to grow by 4.0 percent and add 6.7 million jobs from 2023 to 2033, increasing from 167.8 million to 174.6 million. Around half of projected job gains are expected to be in the healthcare and social assistance and professional, scientific, and technical services sectors, driving demand for related healthcare and computer and mathematical occupations. Retail trade is the only sector projected to lose jobs over the period. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects total employment to grow from 167.8 million in 2023 to 174.6 million in 2033, an increase of 4.0 percent. (See chart 1.) Wage and salary employment is projected to grow by 4.2 percent. Total employment growth is projected to be slower than the 13.7-percent increase recorded over the 2013–23 decade.