workforce outlook to 2014 introduction this report provides an overview of the bureau labor statistics bls latest projections on force industry employment and occupational from 2004 10 year are updated every two years by in order provide future trends that aid decision makers a variety activities such as career counseling choice training education planning policy making cover economy demographic makeup growth more than 800 occupations 340 classifications highlights some most significant among three sections including its changing composition industries number people working or looking for job is expected reach 162 million excludes who active duty members us armed forces institutionalized younger 16 age aging baby boom generation group 55 64 olds projected grow 42 3 percent four times