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November 1993

Another look at the labor force

Howard N Fullerton, Jr.

The labor force is projected to increase more rapidly than in the immediate past. Growth rates for the various racial or Hispanic origin groups are expected to vary widely. This article describes the demographic labor force projections made by BLS for 128 age, sex, race, or Hispanic origin groups composing the future labor force.

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