Mitchell’s Musings 6-11-12: The Coming Labor Shortage? Let’s Not Get Too Excited

Daniel J.B. Mitchell
Daniel J.B. Mitchell - University of California Los Angeles
Posted June 7, 2012
Labor Force Demographics/Supply

There is a temptation to point to the retirement of the baby boom as a source of coming labor shortage. It should be resisted. The history of the boomers does not support that forecast.

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