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November 1991

Labor force projections: the baby boom moves on

Howard N Fullerton, Jr.

With the aging of the baby-boom generation, the growth of the labor force will slow, but its diversity will increase. This article outlines BLS projections to 2005 on changes in the U.S. labor force.

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