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Average annual growth rates for the labor force, 1995-2005
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- The other North American countries and the Asian-Pacific countries, except for Japan, recorded higher labor force growth rates than the United States.
- U.S. labor force growth outpaced that of the EU-15 average; in Europe, labor force growth was stronger in Ireland, Spain, and Portugal than in the United States.
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NOTE: 1995-2004 for Singapore.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and International Labor Office.
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