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Sullivan, T.A. (2005). Labor Force. In: Poston, D.L., Micklin, M. (eds) Handbook of Population. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23106-4_8
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