Employment Projections

Find the expected employment growth and annual openings for all published occupations in New York State and its 10 labor market regions. These 10-year forecasts, which are updated every other year, are intended to help individuals make informed education and career decisions and assist educators and training providers in planning for future needs. Included with our long-term occupational projections are these important supplementary data series:

• Annual wages (mean, median, entry and experienced levels)
• Measures of education and training
• Employment prospects
• Comparison of New York State and U.S. occupational growth rates

Our Statewide projections cover the 2020-2030 time period while our Regional projections cover the 2018-2028 time period. For additional information concerning Long-Term Occupational Projections, see Technical Notes.

View our Long-Term Occupational Projections page with an interactive dashboard.

Short-term occupational projections are used for career counseling, economic development and other state planning. Projections offer additional information on annual wages (mean, median, entry and experienced), and measures of education. Data are currently available for all published occupations in New York State.

Statewide projections cover the 2021-2023 period. Employment data from the 2nd quarter of 2021 was used as the base period for the occupational projections. The COVID-19 pandemic caused employment to drop significantly in 2020. As New York State’s labor market continues to recover to previous employment levels, the short-term occupational projections are showing rapid job growth for many occupations between 2021 and 2023.

For additional information concerning Short-Term Occupational Projections, see Technical Notes.

View our Short-Term Occupational Projections page with an interactive dashboard.

Long-term industry employment projections represent a valuable data source for those interested in future employment trends. Data are currently available for approximately 90 industries (at the 3-digit NAICS industry level). Our Statewide projections cover the 2020-2030 time period while our Regional projections cover the 2018-2028 time period.

For additional information concerning Long-Term Industry Projections, see Technical Notes.

View our Long-Term Industry Projections page with an interactive dashboard.

Short-term industry employment projections represent near term estimates of industry employment and are currently available for approximately 90 detailed industries.

Statewide projections cover the 2021-2023 period. Employment data from the 2nd quarter of 2021 was used as the base period for the industry projections. The COVID-19 pandemic caused employment to drop significantly in 2020. As New York State’s labor market continues to recover to previous employment levels, the short-term industry projections are showing rapid job growth for many industries between 2021 and 2023.

For additional information concerning Short-Term Industry Projections, see Technical Notes.

View our Short-Term Industry Projections page with an interactive dashboard.