In the mid-1980s, economists made predictions about what the workforce would look like in the 21st century and the implications for employees and employers. For example, it was predicted that due to demographic shifts in the overall population, blacks and Latinx would represent a large share of the new entrants into the workforce. The primary purpose of this article is to examine whether the economic forecasts for workforce 2000 were accurate. The findings of this study suggest economic forecasting was inaccurate and that public and private sectors failed to prepare blacks and Latinx for the modern economy.

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为Workforce 2000准备黑人和拉丁裔：未兑现的承诺和失去的机会

在1980年代中期，经济学家对21世纪的劳动力状况以及对雇员和雇主的影响做出了预测。例如，据预测，由于总人口的人口变化，黑人和拉丁裔将在劳动力的新进入者中占很大的比例。本文的主要目的是检查对2000年劳动力的经济预测是否准确。这项研究的结果表明，经济预测不准确，公共和私营部门未能为黑人和拉丁裔为现代经济做准备。