U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects job declines across occupations

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects job declines across occupations

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics table lists occupations with the largest projected employment declines from 2025 to 2035. Cashiers top the table by number of jobs, with employment projected to fall by 200,600; word processors and typists have the largest percentage decline shown, at 34.4%. The table also includes customer service representatives, office clerks, and computer user support specialists, among others. These are projections, not reported outcomes. Escape Meridian interpretation: because the table reports projected employment figures without explaining causes, it does not establish what drives any listed decline. What factors underlie the projected changes in these occupations?

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attribution — pass: The reading attributes the table and its projections to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which matches the source. Projections are presented as BLS projections, not as established fact.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

summary — pass: The title, summary and question accurately describe a projections table for 2025–35. The reading correctly converts the table's thousands into 200,600 jobs for cashiers. It states plainly that these are projections, not outcomes. The Escape Meridian interpretation about causes is labeled and conditional. The question follows from the gap in the source. A general reader can follow it without specialist terms.

Table 1.6 Occupations with the largest job declines, 2025 and projected 2035 (Employment in thousands)

date — pass: The metadata gives an original publication date of 2026-08-27 on a stated basis. That fits the release timing of a 2025–35 projections cycle. The draft makes no conflicting date claim, and nothing in the text contradicts the date.

support — pass: All numeric claims match the table. Cashiers show -200.6 thousand, the largest numeric decline. Word processors and typists show -34.4%, the largest percentage decline; the next largest are data entry keyers at -25.5 and order clerks at -17.5. Customer service representatives, office clerks and computer user support specialists all appear in the table. The no-cause interpretation is consistent with the table's content, which contains only figures and a wage note. The reading implies no unsupported benefits or costs.

Word processors and typists 43-9022 40.4 26.5 -13.9 -34.4

media — pass: The selected media is the verified direct link to the original BLS table page. That is the most direct and relevant access to the source.