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Employment Because of increases in labor productivity, industries with projected output increases may have no employment growth or even employment decl ines. This phenomenon is particularly noticeable in the farm sectors where output is expected to increase but with a reduction in total farming employment. Only the production of soybeans is projected to require more labor in the future. Total employment in farming is expected to decl ine from its 1965 level of 98,200 to 74,300 in 1980, 58,902 in 2000, and 55,100 in 2020. The individual sector projections appear in Table 2-10. Decl ining output of crude oil and increased use of capital in other sectors will result in substantial employment reductions in mining. Employment in al I mining industries is forecast to drop from 30,600 in 1965 to 29,900 by 1980, 17,100 by 2000, and 11,800 by 2020; employment projections for Kansas mining industries are shown in Table 2-11. Employment in the construction industries is significantly during the projection period. construction will be about twice as large as 2-12 provides the detail. expected to increase By 2020 employment in it was in 1965. Table Projected employment in manufacturing appears in Table 2-13. Several groups of industries bear additional amplification. The food processing industries are projected to show little employment change in the future. Meat process ing employment wi II increase moderately through 1990, then decl ine. Dairy products employment is expected to increase, but grain mill products employment is expected to decl ine. Employment in the four food processing industries was 19,800 in 1965 and is expected to be 20,900 by 1980, 22,200 by 2000, and 23,000 by 2020. Employment in the chemical industry is projected to nearly double over the 55-year period. From 7,100 employees in 1965 the chemical industry's employment level is forecast to reach 8,800 by 1980, 10,400 by 2000, and 14,100 by 2020. However, a closely associated industry, petroleum and coal products, will exhibit a persistent employment decline during the projection period. During the past two decades the rubber and plastics industry has been an industry with a high growth rate even though it stil I is a small industry. The future pattern of growth will continue to follow the most recent path giving this industry greater prominence among the Kansas manufacturing industries. The employment of 2,200 in 1965 is projected to increase to 2,800 by 1980. 3,800 by 2000, and 4,800 by 2020. The metals and machinery industries are anticipated to experience above average employment gains. The metals industries are projected to grow from 7,100 employees in 1965 to 10,000 by 1980, 13,400 by 2000, 10.