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Labor force participation and the prospects for U.S. growth


Abstract: This Economic Letter reviews the factors contributing to the projected slower pace of labor force growth over the next decade and focuses in particular on the challenges and uncertainties surrounding one aspect, labor force participation behavior.

Keywords: Labor market; economic conditions - United States;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Part of Series: FRBSF Economic Letter

Publication Date: 2007

Order Number: 33