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Employment is the number of jobs in this Industry. The latest available data are from 2010 to 2020. Read more about Industry employment.

Percent change is the expected employment change for each industry.

Industry trends data are updated in two year cycles and are released in even-ending years. For more detailed information about the program or the survey, refer to the OES Projections webpage.

The model used to produce the occupation and industry trends data does include outsourcing. For more details about this, refer to an article about projections data and models in the Labor Market Review.

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These are the industries that are projected to have the largest decline in employment during the 2010-2020 time period. Select an industry to learn more about it in the Industry Profile.

Industries with Declining Employment

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#	Industry	Employment		Percent Change
#	Industry	2010	2020	Percent Change
1	Apparel manufacturing	157,700	66,100	-58%
2	Sound recording industries	15,300	6,900	-55%
3	Leather and allied product manufacturing	27,800	12,700	-54%
4	Book, periodical, and music stores	140,400	80,900	-42%
5	Jewelry and silverware manufacturing	29,300	18,900	-36%
6	Florists	68,100	48,500	-29%
7	Turned product and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing	71,200	51,100	-28%
8	Postal service	656,400	474,600	-28%
9	Communications equipment manufacturing	118,000	85,700	-27%
10	Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	161,600	117,500	-27%
11	Pipeline transportation of natural gas	26,800	19,600	-27%
12	Computer and software stores	105,800	80,900	-24%
13	Metal ore mining	36,400	28,100	-23%
14	Newspaper publishers	254,100	197,900	-22%
15	Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing	35,300	27,500	-22%
16	Other support activities for transportation	26,500	20,700	-22%
17	Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers	311,100	248,000	-20%
18	Other pipeline transportation	6,700	5,500	-18%
19	Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing	82,900	68,600	-17%
20	Department stores	1,487,600	1,254,100	-16%
21	Pipeline transportation of crude oil	8,900	7,500	-16%
22	Metalworking machinery manufacturing	153,200	130,500	-15%
23	Glass and glass product manufacturing	80,700	68,800	-15%
24	Basic chemical manufacturing	142,400	121,600	-15%
25	Electrical equipment manufacturing	136,300	116,900	-14%
26	Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	112,700	97,400	-14%
27	Textile mills	119,300	103,100	-14%
28	Textile product mills	118,500	103,000	-13%
29	Charter bus industry	30,800	26,800	-13%
30	Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing	85,400	74,300	-13%
31	Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	114,000	100,000	-12%
32	Drycleaning and laundry services	302,100	265,700	-12%
33	Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media	24,900	21,900	-12%
34	Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	91,300	80,600	-12%
35	Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	91,300	80,600	-12%
36	Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing	55,800	49,400	-12%
37	Natural gas distribution	108,000	95,800	-11%
38	Gasoline stations	816,400	728,200	-11%
39	Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing	406,000	363,200	-11%
40	Electric lighting equipment manufacturing	45,700	41,200	-10%
41	Tobacco manufacturing	16,500	14,900	-10%
42	Research and development in the social sciences and humanities	57,600	52,100	-10%
43	Audio and video equipment manufacturing	19,900	18,100	-9%
44	Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	396,900	361,400	-9%
45	Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing	369,700	336,900	-9%
46	Forestry	14,200	13,000	-9%
47	Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers	94,400	86,800	-8%
48	Spring and wire product manufacturing	42,300	38,900	-8%
49	Specialty food stores	210,600	194,200	-8%
50	Animal food manufacturing	50,400	46,600	-8%
51	Rubber product manufacturing	123,700	114,500	-7%
52	Hardware manufacturing	23,200	21,500	-7%
53	Direct insurance (except life, health, and medical) carriers	533,100	495,100	-7%
54	Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing	57,900	53,800	-7%
55	Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	171,400	159,600	-7%
56	Printing and related support activities	486,900	454,700	-7%
57	Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals; State	139,200	130,000	-7%
58	Crop production	650,100	608,600	-6%
59	Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing	101,200	94,900	-6%
60	Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers and filaments manufacturing	89,700	84,300	-6%
61	Motion picture and video exhibition	128,900	121,400	-6%
62	Household and institutional furniture manufacturing	124,100	117,100	-6%
63	Converted paper product manufacturing	284,100	268,900	-5%
64	Alumina and aluminum production and processing	54,900	52,200	-5%
65	Motor vehicle parts manufacturing	415,100	394,900	-5%
66	Fishing, hunting, and trapping	27,600	26,300	-5%
67	Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing	117,900	112,300	-5%
68	Dairy product manufacturing	127,900	122,000	-5%
69	Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores	304,600	291,300	-4%
70	Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing	123,400	118,000	-4%
71	Waste treatment and disposal	95,300	91,200	-4%
72	Coal mining	80,600	77,500	-4%
73	Grain and oilseed milling	58,300	56,100	-4%
74	Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing	69,500	67,100	-4%
75	Support activities for agriculture and forestry	153,400	148,500	-3%
76	Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	477,100	462,400	-3%
77	Other residential care facilities	162,800	158,000	-3%
78	Other general purpose machinery manufacturing	225,800	219,500	-3%
79	Wired telecommunications carriers	599,100	584,100	-3%
80	Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers	126,500	124,000	-2%
81	Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers	138,000	136,400	-1%
82	Educational support services; local	25,000	24,700	-1%
83	Activities related to credit intermediation	254,400	251,800	-1%
84	Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing	276,200	274,600	-1%
85	Animal production	448,900	447,200	0%
86	Rail transportation	214,900	214,200	0%
87	Beverage manufacturing	165,800	165,600	0%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections

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