Jobs in the 21st Century
What will our woad be like in 2050 Will families be smaller Will people change jobs and careers frequently Will there be more elderly people
Around the world, people are living longer and staying (46) (healthy). People in (47) (economical) rich societies are having fewer children. For example, in the United States in 1980, people over age 65 made up only 11.3 percent of the total (48) In 2050 they will make up over 22 percent. In the 1950s the av (49) families had 4. 8 children. Now the average family has less t (50) one child.
The aging population in the U.S. is going to af (51) the job market a great deal. Heahh and (52) (entertain)industries will need many more workers to provide services for older Americans. Jobs in education, es (53) adult education, will be increasing, too, as these older Americans are probably going to go back to school again and (54) .
With fewer children, who will fill the jobs of the future Will job competition decrease, while competition for workers increases That will depend a great deal (55) immigration, especially if U.S. citizens have fewer children.