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Many occupations in the US Postal Service are likely to see declining employment numbers in the next decade.
- It's a new year and a new decade, and many Americans are likely to be looking for a new job.
- We've assembled a list of industries that may not be the brightest prospects for job seekers.
- Using Bureau of Labor Statistics data, we found 20 industries that employ a large number of people in occupations that are likely to shrink in the 2020s.
- The auto, textiles, and apparel manufacturing industries, as well as the US Postal Service, all rely heavily on occupations that may decline dramatically in the next decade.
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January is a time when many people are looking for new jobs. Here are some industries they may want to avoid.
We took a look at government projections for employment over the next decade to see what industries might not be ideal choices for job seekers in 2020.
Every two years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes projections for how employment in different job categories in the US is likely to grow or shrink over the next decade. The BLS also publishes annual estimates of how many people in various jobs are employed in different industries.
Combining together projections for employment change for different occupations between 2018 and 2028 (and the mix of occupations in each industry as of 2018), we found 20 industries that employ a lot of people in careers that are projected to decline rapidly.
Several parts of the auto, textile, and apparel industries show up on the list. These industries employ thousands or even hundreds of thousands of workers in occupational groups that are likely to shed positions over the next decade.