Ten year occupational employment projections
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The ten-year occupational employment projection is a projection produced by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
' Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections. The occupational employment projections, along with other information about occupations, are published in the Occupational Outlook Handbook
and the National Employment Matrix.
The 10-year projection
s cover economic growth,
employment
by industry and occupation, and labor force.
They are widely used in career guidance, in planning education and training programs, and in studying long-range employment trends. These projections, which are updated every two years, are part of a nearly 60-year tradition of providing information on occupations to those who are entering the job market, changing careers, or making further education and training choices.
million jobs, or 10 percent. Over the previous decade (1998–2008), total
employment grew at a slower rate and increased by 10.4 million jobs.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is a governmental statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and...
' Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections. The occupational employment projections, along with other information about occupations, are published in the Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a publication of the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics that includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings, and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations. The Handbook is...
and the National Employment Matrix.
The 10-year projection
Forecasting
Forecasting is the process of making statements about events whose actual outcomes have not yet been observed. A commonplace example might be estimation for some variable of interest at some specified future date. Prediction is a similar, but more general term...
s cover economic growth,
employment
Employment
Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...
by industry and occupation, and labor force.
They are widely used in career guidance, in planning education and training programs, and in studying long-range employment trends. These projections, which are updated every two years, are part of a nearly 60-year tradition of providing information on occupations to those who are entering the job market, changing careers, or making further education and training choices.
Employment projections
Over the 2008–18 decade, total employment is projected to increase by 15.3million jobs, or 10 percent. Over the previous decade (1998–2008), total
employment grew at a slower rate and increased by 10.4 million jobs.