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August
2004
 HIGHLIGHTS OF A GAO FORUM
Workforce Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century:
Changing Labor Force Dynamics and the Role of Government Policies
The U.S. workforce of the 21st
century is expected to face a very different set of opportunities
and challenges than previous generations. Demographic and economic
trends indicate that the size and composition of the labor force,
as well as the characteristics of many jobs, are changing in the
21st century. To discuss these changing labor force dynamics and
the role of government policies, GAO hosted the "Workforce
Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century Forum" on
April 22, 2004. The participants were a select group of national
leaders and experts on the dynamics of the U.S. workforce. This
group included government officials, business and union
representatives, and other national experts on workforce issues.
As agreed with forum participants, the purpose of the discussion
was not to reach consensus but rather to engage in an open,
nonattribution-based dialogue.
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