US Workforce Is Seen Expanding Just 0.4% a Year in Coming Decade

  • Labor market projected to grow by 0.4% annually to 2033
  • Declines seen in retail, office jobs due to e-commerce and AI

An employee works on the production floor at a factory in Ontario, New York.

Photographer: Lauren Petracca/Bloomberg
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The US labor market is expected to grow by 0.4% a year through 2033, less than one-third of the pace in the preceding decade, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics projections.