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November 1995

Summary of BLS projections to 2005

Ronald E. Kutscher

The labor force of blacks, Hispanics, and Asian and other groups will expand rapidly; the share of administrative support occupations is expected to decline, as are jobs in the good-producing sector; the services industry will account for 12 million of the increase in jobs by 2005. This article compare the 1994-2005 projections with the 11-year 1983-94 historical period.

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