Industry Overview The pandemic caused economic disruption on a local and national scale, with over 22 million jobs lost between February and April 2020 . Between 2020 and 2030, a 7.7% growth in employment 1
for all occupations is proected, with 6% attributed to pandemic recovery. Green infrastructure industry sectors are expected to lag the national rate, with a 6.35 percent increase in employment. Projected percent employment growth between 2020 and 2030 differs by occupational group. Management occupations have the highest percent change due to pandemic recovery, totaling 9.3 percent of total employment change due to pandemic recovery. Meanwhile, the life, physical, and social science occupations may only see a 1.1% increase in employment as a result of pandemic recovery. However, the industry expects 6.8% of its employment change to exclude pandemic recovery, implying that a larger share of its growth may occur without much disruption from the pandemic’s impact. Production occupations are the only industry sector expected to experience a negative percent employment change at -0.4%, losing over 39,000 jobs between 2020 and 2030. Figure 1. Projected Percent Change by Major Occupational Groups, 2020-2030
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