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Occupational Outlook Handbook

Key phrases about projected employment changes described in the Handbook

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Changing employment between 1994 and 2005
If the statement reads... Employment is projected to...
Grow much faster than the averageIncrease 36 percent or more
Grow faster than the averageIncrease 21 to 35 percent
Grow about as fast as the averageIncrease 10 to 20 percent
Little change or grow more slowly than the averageIncrease 0 to 9 percent
DeclineDecrease 1 percent or more

Opportunities and competition for jobs
If the statement reads... Job openings compared to jobseekers may be...
Excellent opportunities Much more numerous
Very good opportunities More numerous
Good or favorable opportunities About the same
May face competition Fewer
May face keen competition Much fewer

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Howard N Fullerton, Jr
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pilot_M@bls.gov
Last modified: March 4, 1996
URL: http://stats.bls.gov238.htm
Cite: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1996-97, UM-St. Louis Libraries Edition, derived and modified by Raleigh Muns July 20, 1996, from http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
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