Our fourth objective is to work with the interagency task force to align workforce programs funded by the Department of Labor and the Department of Education with market demands to help the task force identify and develop stackable credentials in high-demand industries, and to increase the use of technology to improve training.

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In contrast, 40 years from now Europe's economic growth rate is expected to fall 40%, due directly to the shrinking size of both its labor force and its internal market.

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May traditionally sees a jump in the labor force because of all the new graduates entering the job market, but this was not this case last month as 286, 000 workers left the labor market tally.

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