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|        |  | *Working in the 21st         Century* is a portrait of the U.S. workforce at the beginning of the        New Millennium: a set of charts and related information about subjects        ranging from education levels to retirement plans.
You        can view a "slideshow" of the chartbook on this website: **START        HERE**.
You can go directly to any topic or chart that appears        in *Working in the 21st Century* by clicking on it in        the Table        of Contents  below; links are also provided to PDFs of the charts        and to text files that contain the numbers underlying the charts. You        can return to this *Working in the 21st Century* home        page by clicking on "Chartbook Home" on any HTML page of the chartbook.

   
  **Table        of Contents**- The        labor force is growing more slowly:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- The        labor force is getting older:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- More women are working today than in            the past:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- Minorities are the fastest growing            part of the labor force:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- Immigrants are found at the high and            low ends of the education scale:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- Education pays:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- Some jobs with above-average            earnings do not require a bachelor's degree, but most require            substantial training:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- Workers with computer skills are in            demand:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- The ten occupations that will            generate the most jobs range widely in their skill            requirements:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- Benefits account for more than            one-quarter of total compensation:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- Retirement plans are changing:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- Workers will be supporting more            Social Security recipients:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- The trend in years spent with an            employer is down for men and up for women:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- The temporary help industry has            grown rapidly:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- The most common alternative            employment arrangement is independent contractor:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- Most mothers work:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- Married couples are working            longer:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
- The workplace is becoming            safer:               (topic        page) (chart        page) (PDF)        (numbers)
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