The U.S. economy to 2005 (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, Nov. 1995

The U.S. economy to 2005

Norman C. Saunders
Economist, Office of Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics

BLS projects a wide range for gross domestic product, accompanied by several key shifts in the composition of its demand components. This article examines a range of production possibilities and their implications for employment over the next 11 years, based on different assumptions regarding those factors most subject to uncertainty in future periods.

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