A Century of Change: The U.S. Labor Force, 1950-2050: With Slower Growth, Aging, and Increasing Diversity, the Profile of the U.S. Labor Force Is Undergoing a Gradual, but Significant, Change.…

By Mitra Toossi. 2002

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The Origins of the Ideal Worker: The Separation of Work and Home in the United States From the Market Revolution to 1950 (2014, background): “As of September 2013, women comprised 47% of the labor force (Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS], U.S. Department of Labor, 2013b), up from 29.5% in 1950 (Toossi, 2002).”
Gone Fishing: I–O Psychologists' Missed Opportunities to Understand Marginalized Employees' Experiences With Discrimination (2013, background): “It is anticipated that the number of older workers seeking employment will increase by over 36% by the next decade (Toossi, 2009), and by 2050, 19% of the labor force will be comprised by the 55-and-older age group (Toossi, 2002).”
An Analysis of Skill Mismatch Using Direct Measures of Skills (2011, background): “For example, Toossi (2002) estimated that about 20% of the US workforce will be over the age of 55 by 2050.”