Perry L. Weed: Numbers point to more workforce disruption

Perry L. Weed: Numbers point to more workforce disruption

Perry L. Weed is an attorney and the founder and director of the Economic Club of Annapolis. (Courtesy Photo / HANDOUT) As of October 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projected an increase in total employment from 156.1 million in 2016 to 167.6 million in 2026 – 11.5 million. Almost all new job growth in the next 10 years will be in the service-providing sector.

By 2026, this sector is projected to account for more than 81 percent of all wage and salary jobs in the U.S. economy and most of the job growth. Driven by aging baby boomers and […]

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