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The Deskilling vs. Upskilling Debate: The Role of BLS Projections. Working Paper # 90-14.
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Bishop, John H.; Carter, Shani – 1990
The accuracy of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projections of occupational employment growth was investigated for the period 1972-1989. BLS was found to have consistently underpredicted the growth of skilled occupations and overpredicted the growth of occupations requiring low or moderate skills. A regression-based forecast was indicated as…
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