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Table 1. Civilian labor force by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin, 1982, 1993 and 1994, and moderate alternative
Table 2. Civilian labor force, 1982, 1993, and 1994, and projected 2005, and entrants and leavers,
Table 3. Employment by major industry division, 1983, 1994, and projected to 2005
Table 4. Employment by major occupational group, 1983, 1994, and projected 2005, moderate alternative projection
Table 5A. The 10 industries with fastest projected job growth, 1994-2005, moderate alternative projection
Table 5B. The 10 fastest growing occupations, 1994-2005, moderate alternative projection
Table 5C. The 10 occupations with the largest job growth, 1994-2005, moderate alternative projection
Table 6. Projected change in employment by education and training category, 1994-2005, moderate alternative projection
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BLS RELEASES NEW 1994-2005 EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS
New projections for the American work force from 1994 to 2005 were
released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
providing information on where future job growth is expected by industry and
occupation and what the demographic makeup of the work force pursuing those
jobs is likely to be.
These projections to 2005 of economic growth, the labor force, and
employment by industry and occupation are widely used for studying long-range
economic and employment trends, planning education and training programs, and
developing career information.
BLS develops three alternative sets of projections because of the
uncertainty inherent in the future. Changes in the structure of the economy
and in the demand for goods and services for a low, a moderate, and a high
growth pattern for Gross Domestic Product are included.
This release uses the moderate growth projection in which personal
consumption expenditures will continue to account for about two-thirds of GDP
and in which foreign trade is projected to continue to increase faster than
other demand components.
Labor force
The future supply of workers, the labor force, is projected to increase by
16 million over the 1994-2005 period, from 131 million to 147 million. This
represents an increase of 12 percent, less than the 16 percent increase over
the previous 11-year period, 1982-93. (See table 1 and its note concerning
comparability of 1993 and 1994 labor force data.)
39.3 million workers are expected to enter the labor force over the
1994-2005 period, more than the 37 million that entered over the 1982-93
period (table 2).
23.3 million of the entrants will replace workers who leave the labor
force because of death, retirement, and other reasons.
16.0 million will reflect net labor force growth.
The demographic composition of the labor force is expected to change
because the population itself will change and because work force
participation will change.
White non-Hispanics, who accounted for 77 percent of the labor force in
1994, are expected to account for two-thirds of the entrants into the work
force over the 1994-2005 period; thus, their share of the labor force in
2005 will decrease modestly.
By 2005, the black non-Hispanic and the Hispanic labor forces will be
nearly equal in size, as more Hispanics than blacks will enter the labor
force over the 1994-2005 period.
The women's labor force will grow more rapidly than the men's; the women's
share of the labor force will increase from 46 to 48 percent. Despite
this, men will supply slightly over half of the labor force entrants over
the 1994-2005 period.
The labor force 55 years of age and older will grow faster than the
younger labor force as the baby-boom generation (born 1946-64) continues
to age. The labor force 25 to 34 years of age is projected to decline by
almost 4 million, reflecting the decrease in births in the late 1960s and
early 1970s.
The labor force participation rates of women are projected to increase,
but at a more moderate rate than in the previous 11 years, particularly
among younger women. Men's labor force participation rates are projected
to continue to decline across all age groups.
Employment
Industry Employment
Over the 1994-2005 period, total employment is projected to increase by 14
percent or by 17.7 million, from 127.0 million in 1994 to 144.7 million in
2005. This growth rate is much slower than during the previous 11-year
period 1983-1994 when growth was 24 percent and the economy gained 24.6
million additional jobs (table 3).
Service-producing industries will account for virtually all of the job
growth. Only construction will add jobs in the goods-producing sector.
Manufacturing's share of total jobs is expected to decline, as a decrease
of 1.3 million manufacturing jobs is projected. Manufacturing is expected
to maintain its share of total output, as productivity in this sector is
projected to increase. Accounting for one of every seven jobs in 1994,
manufacturing is expected to account for just less than one of every eight
jobs in 2005.
Health services, business services, and social services are expected to
account for almost one of every two jobs added to the economy during the
1994-2005 period. Of the 10 fastest growing industries, nine belong to one of
these three industry groups (table 5a).
Occupational employment
Professional specialty occupations are projected to increase the fastest
and to add the most jobs--over 5 million. This group also had the fastest
rate of increase and the largest job growth in the 1983-94 period. Service
workers are expected to add 4.6 million jobs. These two groups--on opposite
ends of the educational attainment and earnings spectrum--are expected to
provide more than half of the total projected job growth
in 1994-2005 (table 4).
Other groups that are projected to grow faster than the average are
executive, administrative, and managerial occupations; technicians and related
support occupations; and marketing and sales occupations.
Administrative support occupations including clerical are projected to
grow much slower than the average and much slower than they have in the past,
reflecting the increasing impact of office automation. The projected growth of
994,000 jobs for this group is significantly less than the 4.3 million job
growth during 1983-94.
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations and operators,
fabricators, and laborers are projected to grow much more slowly than the
average due to continuing advances in technology, changes in production
methods, and the overall decline in manufacturing employment.
The 10 fastest growing occupations include workers at all levels of
educational attainment; half are health-related occupations (table 5b).
The 10 occupations adding the most jobs will account for more than
one-fourth of total employment growth (table 5c).
Education and Training
Employment will increase in occupations requiring various amounts of
education and training. Growth rates over the 1994-2005 period will range from
5 percent for occupations generally requiring moderate term on-the-job training
to 29 percent for occupations requiring a master's degree. All categories that
generally require an associate degree or more education are projected to grow
faster than the 14 percent average of all occupations. In contrast, all other
categories are expected to grow less than 14 percent. Occupations that
generally require moderate term (1 to 12 months) on the job training for a
worker to achieve average job performance are projected to grow the slowest,
reflecting the concentration of many production occupations in declining
manufacturing industries (table 6).
More detailed information on the 1994-2005 projections appears in five
articles in the November 1995 issue of the Monthly Labor Review, published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. A graphic
presentation of the highlights of the projections will appear in the
forthcoming Fall 1995 Occupational Outlook Quarterly. Data on education and
training will be published in "Employment Outlook: 1994-2005, Job Quality and
Other Aspects of Projected Employment Growth," BLS Bulletin 2472.
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Table 1. Civilian labor force by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin, 1982, 1993 and 1994, and moderate alternative
projection to 2005
[Numbers in thousands]
Level Change Percent change Percent distribution
Group 1982 1993 1994 2005 1982-93 1994-2005 1982-93 1994-2005 1982 1994 2005
Total, 16 years and older 110,204 128,040 131,056 147,106 17,836 16,050 16.2 12.2 100.0 100.0 100.0
Men, 16 years and older 62,450 69,633 70,817 76,842 7,183 6,025 11.5 8.5 56.7 54.0 52.2
Women, 16 years and older 47,755 58,407 60,239 70,263 10,652 10,024 22.3 16.6 43.3 46.0 47.8
16 to 24 24,608 20,383 21,612 23,984 -4,225 2,372 -17.2 11.0 22.3 16.5 16.3
25 to 54 70,506 92,271 93,898 101,017 21,765 7,119 30.9 7.6 64.0 71.6 68.7
55 and older 15,092 15,386 15,547 22,105 294 6,558 1.9 42.2 13.7 11.9 15.0
White, 16 years and older 96,143 109,359 111,082 122,867 13,216 11,785 13.7 10.6 87.2 84.8 83.5
Black, 16 years and older 11,331 13,943 14,502 16,619 2,612 2,116 23.1 14.6 10.3 11.1 11.3
Asian and other, 16 years
and older/1 2,729 4,742 5,474 7,632 2,013 2,158 73.8 39.4 2.5 4.2 5.2
Hispanic, 16 years and older 6,734 10,377 11,975 16,330 3,643 4,355 54.1 36.4 6.1 9.1 11.1
Other than Hispanic, 16 years
and older 103,470 117,663 119,081 130,775 14,193 11,694 13.7 9.8 93.9 90.9 88.9
White, non-Hispanic 89,630 99,499 100,462 108,345 9,869 7,883 11.0 7.8 81.3 76.7 73.7
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Note: Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and 1982 because of the introduction of a major redesign of the
Current Population Survey questionaire and collection methodology and the introduction of 1990 census-based population controls,
adjusted for the estimated undercount.
/1 The "Asian and other" group includes (1) Asians and Pacific Islanders and (2) American Indians and Alaska Natives. The
historical data are derived by subtracting "black" from the "black and other" group; projections are made directly,
not by subtraction.
Table 2. Civilian labor force, 1982, 1993, and 1994, and projected 2005, and entrants and leavers,
actual 1982-93 and projected 1994-2005
Labor Entrants Leavers Labor force Entrants Leavers Labor
force force
Group 1982 1982-93 1982-93 1993 1994 1994-2005 1994-2005 2005
Numbers
[thousands]
Total 110,215 37,309 19,485 128,039 131,051 39,343 23,289 147,106
Men 62,460 19,275 12,104 69,632 70,814 19,720 13,691 76,842
Women 47,755 18,034 7,381 58,407 60,238 19,624 9,598 70,263
White, non-Hispanic 89,536 26,405 16,440 99,502 100,463 26,058 18,177 108,345
Men 51,086 13,447 10,288 54,246 54,306 12,937 10,814 56,429
Women 38,450 12,958 6,152 45,256 46,157 13,122 7,363 51,916
Black, non-Hispanic 11,230 4,952 1,905 14,277 14,304 4,871 2,783 16,392
Men 5,744 2,403 1,079 7,068 6,981 2,314 1,512 7,783
Women 5,486 2,549 826 7,209 7,323 2,557 1,271 8,609
Hispanic origin 6,734 4,437 794 10,377 11,974 6,085 1,729 16,330
Men 4,148 2,654 545 6,257 7,210 3,321 1,039 9,492
Women 2,586 1,784 250 4,120 4,764 2,765 690 6,838
Asian and other,
non-Hispanic/1 2,714 1,515 345 3,883 4,310 2,329 600 6,039
Men 1,481 772 192 2,061 2,317 1,148 326 3,139
Women 1,233 743 153 1,822 1,994 1,180 274 2,900
Share
[percent]
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Men 56.7 51.7 62.1 54.4 54.0 50.1 58.8 52.2
Women 43.3 48.3 37.9 45.6 46.0 49.9 41.2 47.8
White, non-Hispanic 81.2 70.8 84.4 77.7 76.7 66.2 78.0 73.7
Men 46.4 36.0 52.8 42.4 41.4 32.9 46.4 38.4
Women 34.9 34.7 31.6 35.3 35.2 33.4 31.6 35.3
Black, non-Hispanic 10.2 13.3 9.8 11.2 10.9 12.4 12.0 11.1
Men 5.2 6.4 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.9 6.5 5.3
Women 5.0 6.8 4.2 5.6 5.6 6.5 5.5 5.9
Hispanic origin 6.1 11.9 4.1 8.1 9.1 15.5 7.4 11.1
Men 3.8 7.1 2.8 4.9 5.5 8.4 4.5 6.5
Women 2.3 4.8 1.3 3.2 3.6 7.0 3.0 4.6
Asian and other,
non-Hispanic/1 2.5 4.1 1.8 3.0 3.3 5.9 2.6 4.1
Men 1.3 2.1 1.0 1.6 1.8 2.9 1.4 2.1
Women 1.1 2.0 .8 1.4 1.5 3.0 1.2 2.0
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Note: Data for 1994 are not directly comparable with data for 1993 and 1982 because of the
introduction of a major redesign of the Current Population Survey questionaire and collection
methodology and the introduction of 1990 census-based population controls. Entrants and leavers are
calculated by comparing cohort labor force size at two points in time. The components of this
table are mutually exclusive.
/1 The "Asian and other" group includes (1) Asians and Pacific Islanders and (2) American Indians
and Alaska Natives.
Table 3. Employment by major industry division, 1983, 1994, and projected to 2005
Industry Employment (in thousands) Change
1983 1994 2005 1983-94 1994-2005
Low Moderate High Low Moderate High
Nonfarm wage and salary /1 89,734 113,340 125,631 130,185 135,729 23,605 12,291 16,846 22,390
Goods producing 23,328 23,914 21,860 22,930 24,475 587 -2,054 -985 561
Mining 952 601 450 439 509 -351 -150 -162 -91
Construction 3,946 5,010 5,193 5,500 5,966 1,064 183 490 956
Manufacturing 18,430 18,304 16,218 16,991 18,000 -126 -2,086 -1,313 -304
Durable 10,707 10,431 8,803 9,290 10,045 -275 -1,628 -1,141 -386
Nondurable 7,723 7,873 7,415 7,700 7,955 149 -458 -172 82
Service producing 66,407 89,425 103,771 107,256 111,254 23,019 14,345 17,830 21,829
Transportation, communications, utilities 4,958 6,006 6,145 6,431 6,723 1,048 139 425 717
Wholesale trade 5,283 6,140 6,389 6,559 6,765 857 249 419 626
Retail trade 15,587 20,438 22,781 23,094 23,417 4,850 2,343 2,657 2,979
Finance, insurance, and real estate 5,466 6,933 7,076 7,373 7,721 1,468 143 439 788
Services /1 19,242 30,792 42,072 42,810 43,678 11,550 11,280 12,018 12,886
Government 15,870 19,117 19,307 20,990 22,951 3,247 190 1,873 3,834
Agriculture /2 3,508 3,623 3,431 3,399 3,361 115 -192 -224 -263
Private household wage and salary 1,247 966 818 800 779 -281 -149 -166 -187
Nonagricultural self-employed and
unpaid family workers /3 7,914 9,085 10,382 10,324 10,343 1,171 1,297 1,239 1,257
Total /4 102,403 127,014 140,261 144,708 150,212 24,611 13,247 17,694 23,198
Percent distribution of wage and salary employment Annual rate of change
1983 1994 2005 1983-94 1994-2005
Low Moderate High Low Moderate High
Nonfarm wage and salary /1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 2.1 .9 1.3 1.7
Goods producing 26.0 21.1 17.4 17.6 18.0 .2 -.8 -.4 .2
Mining 1.1 .5 .4 .3 .4 -4.1 -2.6 -2.8 -1.5
Construction 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.4 2.2 .3 .9 1.6
Manufacturing 20.5 16.1 12.9 13.1 13.3 -.1 -1.1 -.7 -.2
Durable 11.9 9.2 7.0 7.1 7.4 -.2 -1.5 -1.0 -.3
Nondurable 8.6 6.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 .2 -.5 -.2 .1
Service producing 74.0 78.9 82.6 82.4 82.0 2.7 1.4 1.7 2.0
Transportation, communications, utilities 5.5 5.3 4.9 4.9 5.0 1.8 .2 .6 1.0
Wholesale trade 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 1.4 .4 .6 .9
Retail trade 17.4 18.0 18.1 17.7 17.3 2.5 1.0 1.1 1.2
Finance, insurance, and real estate 6.1 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.7 2.2 .2 .6 1.0
Services /1 21.4 27.2 33.5 32.9 32.2 4.4 2.9 3.0 3.2
Government 17.7 16.9 15.4 16.1 16.9 1.7 .1 .9 1.7
Agriculture /2 -- -- -- -- -- .3 -.5 -.6 -.7
Private households -- -- -- -- -- -2.3 -1.5 -1.7 -1.9
Nonagricultural self-employed and
unpaid family workers /3 -- -- -- -- -- 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2
Total /4 -- -- -- -- -- 2.0 .9 1.2 1.5
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1/ Excludes SIC 074,5,8 (agricultural services) and 99 (nonclassifiable establishments), and is therefore not directly comparable
with data published in Employment and Earnings
2/ Excludes government wage and salary workers, and includes private sector SIC 08, 09 (forestry and fisheries).
3/ Excludes SIC 08, 09 (forestry and fisheries).
4/ Employment data for wage and salary workers are from the BLS Current Employment Statistics (payroll) survey, which counts jobs,
whereas self-employed, unpaid family worker, agricultural, and private household data are from the Current Population Survey
(household survey), which counts workers.
Note: Dash indicates data not available.
Table 4. Employment by major occupational group, 1983, 1994, and projected 2005, moderate alternative projection
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment Change
1983 1994 2005 1983-94 1994-2005
Percent Percent
Occupation Number Number Number Number change Number change
Total, all occupations 102,404 127,014 144,708 24,610 24.0 17,694 13.9
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations 9,591 12,903 15,071 3,312 34.5 2,168 16.8
Professional specialty occupations 12,639 17,314 22,387 4,675 37.0 5,073 29.3
Technicians and related support occupations 3,409 4,439 5,316 1,030 30.2 876 19.7
Marketing and sales occupations 10,497 13,990 16,502 3,493 33.3 2,512 18.0
Administrative support occupations, including clerical 18,874 23,178 24,172 4,304 22.8 994 4.3
Service occupations 15,577 20,239 24,832 4,662 29.9 4,593 22.7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and related occupations 3,712 3,762 3,650 50 1.3 -112 -3.0
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations 12,731 14,047 14,880 1,316 10.3 833 5.9
Operators, fabricators, and laborers 15,374 17,142 17,898 1,768 11.5 757 4.4
Table 5A. The 10 industries with fastest projected job growth, 1994-2005, moderate alternative projection
Industry Percent change
Health services, n.e.c. 84.1
Residential care 82.7
Computer and data processing services 69.5
Individual and miscellaneous social services 68.8
Miscellaneous business services 68.4
Child day care services 59.4
Personnel supply services 58.1
Services to buildings 58.0
Miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing 50.8
Management and public relations 46.5
Table 5B. The 10 fastest growing occupations, 1994-2005, moderate alternative projection
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment 1994-2005
Numerical Percent
Occupation 1994 2005 change change
Personal and home care aides 179 391 212 119
Home health aides 420 848 428 102
Systems analysts 483 928 445 92
Computer engineers 195 372 177 90
Physical and corrective therapy assistants and aides 78 142 64 83
Electronic pagination systems workers 18 33 15 83
Occupational therapy assistants and aides 16 29 13 82
Physical therapists 102 183 81 80
Residential counselors 165 290 126 76
Human services workers 168 293 125 75
Table 5C. The 10 occupations with the largest job growth, 1994-2005, moderate alternative projection
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment 1994-2005
Numerical Percent
Occupation 1994 2005 change change
Cashiers 3,005 3,567 562 19
Janitors and cleaners, including maids
and housekeeping cleaners 3,043 3,602 559 18
Salespersons, retail 3,842 4,374 532 14
Waiters and waitresses 1,847 2,326 479 26
Registered nurses 1,906 2,379 473 25
General managers and top executives 3,046 3,512 466 15
Systems analysts 483 928 445 92
Home health aides 420 848 428 102
Guards 867 1,282 415 48
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants 1,265 1,652 387 31
Table 6. Projected change in employment by education and training category, 1994-2005, moderate alternative projection
[Numbers in thousands]
Education category 1994 2005 Change, 1994-2005 Job openings due
to growth and net
replacement,
1994-2005
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 127,014 100.0 144,708 100.0 17,693 13.9 49,631 100.0
First professional degree 1,702 1.3 2,076 1.4 374 22.0 657 1.3
Doctor's degree 976 .8 1,156 .8 180 18.4 467 .9
Master's degree 1,500 1.2 1,927 1.3 427 28.5 658 1.3
Work experience, plus a bachelor's or higher degree 8,191 6.5 9,494 6.6 1,303 15.9 3,062 6.2
Bachelor's degree 14,007 11.0 17,771 12.3 3,764 26.9 6,684 13.5
Associate degree 3,956 3.1 4,919 3.4 963 24.3 1,594 3.2
Post-secondary vocational training 7,102 5.6 7,845 5.4 743 10.5 2,378 4.8
Work experience 9,994 7.9 11,325 7.8 1,331 13.3 3,554 7.2
Long-term on-the-job training 13,672 10.8 14,901 10.3 1,229 9.0 4,754 9.6
Moderate-term on-the-job training 16,219 12.8 17,083 11.8 864 5.3 5,670 11.4
Short-term on-the-job training 49,695 39.1 56,208 38.8 6,513 13.1 20,152 40.6