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Diversity of US workplaces is growing in terms of race, ethnicity and age – forcing more employers to be flexible

  • Written by Adia Harvey Wingfield, Professor of Sociology, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
imageThe aging of the U.S. workforce is further along for librarians than most other professions.kali9/E+ via Getty Images

Increased immigration, longer life expectancy and a decline in birth rates are transforming the U.S. workforce in two important ways. The people powering this nation’s economy include far more people of color and workers over...

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