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February 2004, Vol. 127, No. 2

Labor force projections to 2012: the graying of the U.S. workforce

Mitra Toossi
Economist, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
E-mail: Toossi_M@bls.gov.


The labor force will continue to age, with the annual growth rate of the 55-years-and -older group projected to be nearly 4 time that of the overall labor force; as the participation rates of older age groups increase, the older population's share of the workforce will rise.

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