Occupational Employment Projections to 2018
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes  long-term  occupational  employment projections  every 2  years. Various  factors afect occupational employment levels over time, including population and  industry growth,  technological advances,  and changes in consumer demand.  Total employment,  a measure of all jobs in the U.S. economy, is projected  to  increase by 15.3 million over the 2008–18 period,  representing a growth rate of 10.1 percent. Among occupational groups,  strong employment growth is expected in healthcare occupations and in computer-related occupations,  whereas employment in production occupations as well as farming, fshing, and forestry occupations is expected to decline..."