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July 1982

Evaluating the 1980 projections of occupational employment

Max L. Carey, Kevin Kasunic

Job projections prepared by BLS in 1970 proved slightly less accurate than estimates for 1965-75; classification changes again restricted comparability, permitting analysis of fewer than half of 160 occupations.

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