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Is a Skills Shortage Coming? Review of BLS Occupational Projections. Draft.

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Bishop, John – 1992

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projections of occupational employment growth have consistently underpredicted the growth of skilled occupations. BLS currently predicts that professional, technical, and managerial jobs will account for 40.9 percent of employment growth between 1990 and 2005. Forecasting regressions predict these occupations…

Descriptors: College Graduates, Demand Occupations, Demography, Employment Opportunities