Changing trends in the labor force: A survey

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-62

  DiCecio, Riccardo ^a   Engemann, Kristie M ^a   Owyang, Michael T ^a   Wheeler, Christopher H ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 38749130831     PISSN: 00149187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20955/r.90.47-62     Document Type: Review

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