Industry output and employment projections to 2005 (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, Nov. 1995

Industry output and employment projections to 2005

James C. Franklin
Economist, Office of Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Total employment is expected to grow at a much slower pace than the 1983-94 rate, however, the service-producing sector is projected to lead employment growth among virtually all nonfarm wage and salary jobs. This article primarily focuses on the moderate, or base case scenarios, with the other alternatives discussed at the end of the article.

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