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To: TimF who wrote (367977)1/23/2008 9:08:06 AM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1578015
 
"It would have a general trend up, but would have medium term (generational differences in birth rates) and short term (all sorts of different things that effect workforce participation) moves up or down."

Generational differences are on a much longer scale. The Bureau of Labor Statistics knows about the short term fluctuations. The number isn't just plucked out of the air, you know.