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Global workforce by 2020, by generation
Employment worldwide by 2020, by generation
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Dec 31, 2016
this statistic shows the estimated global distribution of employment by the year 2020, by generation. According to this statistic, Generation Y, also known as Millennials, will probably make up 35 percent of the global workforce by then.
Employment worldwide by 2020, by generation
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Dec 31, 2016
this statistic shows the estimated global distribution of employment by the year 2020, by generation. According to this statistic, Generation Y, also known as Millennials, will probably make up 35 percent of the global workforce by then.
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