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Article: The labor force. (Outlook 2000; illustrations only - no text) (illustration)
- Article from:
- Occupational Outlook Quarterly
- Article date:
- September 22, 1989
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The Labor Force The labor force--individuals holding of seeking jobs--will increase by 19 million between 1988 and 2000.
The rate of growth--16 percent--will be slower than during the past 12 years.
Growth will slow primarily for two reasons:
* The population 16 to 24 years of age will decline.
* The portion of the population participating in the labor force--working or looking for work--will increase at a slower rate.
The demographic groups that make up the labor force will change at different rates and by different amounts.
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