Too often people of baby boom generation in the United States have been accused of remaining too long at work before retiring, and thus deprive others of the opportunity for career development. But such charges now rather looks as unjustified outburst of anger. New research reveals that in 2018 the United States would actually have a labor shortage. “If the people of baby boom generation retire at the same age as current retirees, the next generation will probably be too small to fill up all the projected new jobs,” says Barry Bluestone, a professor at Northeastern University and author of a report on workforce United States. The report, “After recovery: we need help” is based on projections for population growth based on official statistics and outlook for the labor market in the United States. History shows that after the restoration of an economy from recession appears shortage of manpower. This happened after World War II and in the early 60’s. And since this recession is considered the worst of days since the Great Depression, similar processes are expected to occur over the next ten years, the report said. The authors of the document, however, emphasize that such shortages will be felt only after two – three years. According to the survey data between 2008 and 2018 in the United States will be created 14.6 million jobs outside the agricultural sector and at the end of that period probably 5 million of them are inactive.
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