<table class="regular" id="BLStable_2023_9_18_10_44" style="width: 95%;"><caption><span class="tableTitle">Chart 1. Total employment, 2002–22 and projected 2032 (in millions)</span></caption>
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<th style="vertical-align: middle; min-width: 80px;" rowspan="1" scope="col">Year</th>
<th scope="col">Employment</th>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2002</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">142.5</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2003</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">142.6</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2004</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">144.1</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2005</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">146.4</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2006</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">149.0</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2007</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">150.3</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2008</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">149.3</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2009</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">143.0</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2010</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">141.9</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2011</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">143.3</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2012</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">145.7</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2013</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">147.7</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2014</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">150.4</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2015</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">153.5</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2016</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">156.1</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2017</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">158.3</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2018</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">160.9</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2019</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">162.8</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2020</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">153.5</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2021</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">158.3</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2022</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">164.5</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2023</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">–</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2024</p>
</th>
<td style="text-align: center;">–</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2025</p>
</th>
<td style="text-align: center;">–</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2026</p>
</th>
<td style="text-align: center;">–</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2027</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">–</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2028</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">–</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2029</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">–</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2030</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">–</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>2031</p>
</th>
<td style="text-align: center;">–</td>
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<th scope="row">
<p>Projected 2032</p>
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<td style="text-align: center;">169.1</td>
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<p>Note: Total employment refers to wage and salary employment and self-employment. </p>
<p>The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics does not project employment for interim years 2023–31.</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.</p>
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