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Industries with Declining Employment

These are the industries with the largest employment in 2016. Select an industry to learn more about it in the Industry Profile.

We found 148 declining industries in United States.

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Rank	Industry	Employment		Percent Change
Rank	Industry	Employment column one 2016	Employment column two 2026	Percent Change
1	Photographic Services	54,900	11,000	-80%
2	Vending Machine Operators	39,300	20,800	-47%
3	Taxi and Limousine Service	79,500	45,100	-43%
4	Tobacco Manufacturing	12,900	8,000	-38%
5	Newspaper Publishers	178,700	114,600	-36%
6	Apparel Manufacturing	131,300	86,700	-34%
7	Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing	26,500	18,100	-32%
8	Local Government Other Schools and Instruction	8,600	5,800	-32%
9	Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores	271,600	185,800	-32%
10	Private Junior Colleges	68,500	46,700	-32%

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