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July 1984

The changing composition of the military and the effect on labor force data

Hal Sider, Cheryl Cole

With the end of the draft and the beginning of an all-volunteer military force in 1973, the racial composition of the services has changed significantly and complicates interpretation of labor force data based on the civilian population alone.

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