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August 1985

Revised worklife tables reflect 1979-80 experience

Shirley J. Smith

New worklife estimates, based on an expanded sample of individuals, provide more complete measures of labor force behavior than were previously possible; the effects of race and educational attainment on lifetime economic activity are explored for the first time. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been producing worklife estimates for the U.S. population since 1950.

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