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January 2012

Labor force projections to 2020: a more slowly growing workforce

Mitra Toossi

The projected labor force growth over the next 10 years will be affected by the aging of the baby-boom generation; as a result, the labor force is projected to grow at a slower rate than in the last several decades.

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