February 23, 2004 12:47 PM

Changes on horizon for nation's workforce
Posted by Douglas Eisenhartat 12:47 PM

From our weekly update of employment stats and trends, Out in the Field, in the BostonWorks section of the Boston Sunday Globe, a report from the US Department of Labor on the changing composition of the US workforce (hit link and scroll down):

The nation's future workforce will be smaller, more diverse, more mobile, and more vulnerable to global competition, according to a study conducted for the Labor Department.

Shifting demographics, advances in technology, and increases in global trade are the strongest forces shaping the world of work, with big changes on the horizon for workers and employers, said the study by Rand Corp., a think tank based in Santa Monica, Calif.