"Healthcare occupations and industries are expected to have the fastest employment growth and to add
the most jobs between 2014 and 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. With the
increase in the proportion of the population in older age groups, more people in the labor force will be
entering prime retirement age. As a result, the labor force participation rate is projected to decrease and
labor force growth to slow. This slowdown of labor force growth is expected, in turn, to lead to Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 2.2 percent annually over the decade. This economic growth is
projected to generate 9.8 million new jobs—a 6.5-percent increase between 2014 and 2024..."
Employment
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