Labor Demand |
Labor Market Information |
Economic Analysis Division
Historical
Forecast (In Thousands)
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 Nonagricultural Wage & Salary Employment
219.4
221.1
224.4
227.9
229.1
232.3
235.0
237.8
240.9
244.0
247.1
249.8
252.7
255.3 Percent Change
0.8%
1.5%
1.5%
0.5%
1.4%
1.1%
1.2%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0% Mining
17.0
15.9
16.8
17.0
15.6
15.5
15.5
15.5
15.5
15.5
15.7
15.6
15.6
15.6 Percent Change
-6.8%
5.4%
1.1%
-9.2%
-0.5%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
0.7%
-0.1%
-0.2%
-0.1% Construction
14.2
14.2
15.1
15.8
16.8
17.7
17.9
18.0
18.3
18.5
18.6
18.8
19.0
19.1 Percent Change
-0.2%
6.0%
4.8%
5.7%
5.1%
0.8%
0.9%
1.5%
1.1%
0.6%
0.8%
1.1%
0.9% Manufacturing
9.7
10.8
10.8
10.9
10.9
11.0
11.1
11.3
11.4
11.6
11.7
11.8
11.9
12.0 Percent Change
9.5%
0.2%
1.0%
0.5%
0.6%
1.4%
1.2%
1.3%
1.5%
1.2%
0.9%
0.6%
0.5%
Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities (TCPU)
13.7
13.9
13.9
13.9
14.0
14.1
14.0
14.0
13.9
13.9
14.0
13.8
13.8
13.8 Percent Change
1.8%
-0.2%
0.1%
0.8%
0.6%
-0.6%
0.0%
-0.6%
0.0%
0.3%
-1.3%
0.0%
0.0% Wholesale Trade
7.4
7.4
7.7
7.8
7.8
8.0
8.1
8.3
8.5
8.7
8.9
9.0
9.1
9.3 Percent Change
0.1%
4.2%
1.0%
0.6%
2.2%
1.6%
2.3%
2.5%
2.0%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4% Retail Trade
44.2
44.8
44.8
44.9
45.1
45.7
46.5
47.3
48.2
49.0
49.8
50.5
51.2
52.0 Percent Change
1.3%
0.1%
0.2%
0.5%
1.2%
1.6%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4% Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (FIRE)
7.9
7.9
8.2
8.6
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.7
8.8
8.9
9.0
9.0
9.1
9.1 Percent Change
0.2%
2.9%
5.0%
1.3%
-0.5%
0.4%
0.2%
0.8%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.5% Services
47.5
48.1
49.1
50.5
52.0
53.2
54.5
55.8
57.1
58.6
60.1
61.5
63.0
64.4 Percent Change
1.3%
1.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.2%
2.3%
2.4%
2.4%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.2% Total Government
57.8
58.1
58.1
58.4
58.1
58.4
58.7
58.8
59.0
59.2
59.4
59.7
59.9
60.1 Percent Change
0.6%
-0.1%
0.6%
-0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.1%
0.5%
0.3%
0.4%
0.5%
0.4%
0.2% Federal Government
7.5
7.3
7.1
7.1
7.0
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2
7.2 Percent Change
-2.9%
-2.9%
0.6%
-0.7%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0% State & Local Government
50.3
50.9
51.0
51.3
50.9
51.1
51.4
51.5
51.7
51.9
52.1
52.4
52.6
52.7 Percent Change
1.2%
0.3%
0.6%
-0.7%
0.3%
0.6%
0.1%
0.5%
0.3%
0.4%
0.6%
0.4%
0.2% State Government
13.6
13.5
13.6
13.6
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.4
13.4
13.4
13.4
13.4
13.5 Percent Change
-1.0%
0.9%
0.1%
-0.5%
-0.3%
-0.1%
-0.1%
-0.1%
-0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1% Local Government
36.7
37.4
37.4
37.7
37.4
37.6
37.9
38.0
38.3
38.5
38.7
39.0
39.2
39.3 Percent Change
2.0%
0.1%
0.7%
-0.8%
0.5%
0.8%
0.2%
0.8%
0.5%
0.6%
0.8%
0.5%
0.3%