The meeting, convention, and event planning market employed roughly 132 thousand people in the United States in 2022. In that year, most workers in this industry were salaried employees, while there were around 4.7 thousand self-employed workers overall. By 2032, the number of self-employed workers in this U.S. market is forecast to reach an estimated 7.3 thousand.
Number of jobs in meeting, convention, and event planning in the United States in 2022, with a forecast for 2032, by category
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 26, 2023). Number of jobs in meeting, convention, and event planning in the United States in 2022, with a forecast for 2032, by category (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193740/meeting-convention-and-event-planners-jobs-us/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of jobs in meeting, convention, and event planning in the United States in 2022, with a forecast for 2032, by category (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193740/meeting-convention-and-event-planners-jobs-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Jobs in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planning in The United States in 2022, with a Forecast for 2032, by Category (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193740/meeting-convention-and-event-planners-jobs-us/
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