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Occupational Outlook Handbook

Key phrases about projected employment changes described in the Handbook

This explains how to interpret the key phrases used to describe projected changes in employment. It also explains the terms used to describe the relationship between the number of job openings and the number of job seekers. The descriptions of the relationship between the supply of and demand for workers is a particular occupation reflects the knowledge and judgment of economists in the Bureau's Office of Employment Projections.

Changing employment between 1996 and 2006
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 averageIncrease 10 to 20 percent
Grow more slowly than average,
or little or no change		Increase 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...
Very good to excellent opportunities More numerous
Good or favorable opportunities In rough balance
May face keen competition or
can expect keen competition		 Fewer

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Michael Pilot
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Last modified: March 5, 1998
URL: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/oco20016.htm
Cite: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1998-99, UM-St. Louis Libraries Edition, derived and modified by Raleigh Muns April 14, 1998, from http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
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