We are seeing permanent changes in the labor market, and are learning to operate in a new normal.

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Energy efficiency can save trillions in national costs, but its side benefits are often even more valuable: 6% to 16% higher labor productivity in efficient offices, 20% to 26% faster learning in well-day-lit schools, 40% higher sales in well-day-lit shops, faster healing in efficient hospitals.

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Roland Zullo, a research scientist at the University of Michigan, says organized labor is rolling with the punches and learning how to survive in spite of vanishing manufacturing jobs.

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In other areas of education, increased investment in the helping children with learning differences means that hiring in special education and related areas will be aggressive, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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