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November 1989

Projections summary and emerging issues

Ronald E. Kutscher

Productivity growth and the educational requirements of future jobs are important issues for the remainder of the century. This article focuses important issues raised by the latest BLS projections, including the relationship of productivity growth to expected future increases in our standard of living, our global competitiveness, and the extent of educational preparation needed for the types of jobs our economy is increasingly generating.

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