• 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.
• Singapore, the other North American countries, New Zealand, and Australia also recorded higher labor force growth rates than the United States.

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NOTE: 1996-2005 for the EU-15. 1996-2004 for Singapore.  

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and International Labor Office.