Worse yet, Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce reports that the demand for college educated workers will outpace the supply in the U.S. by more than 300, 000 a year.

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Additionally, workforce analytics reports have helped managers meet their targets and created a culture of accountability that had been previously unattainable.

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Only a minority currently receive comprehensive reports on workforce productivity.

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Despite legislation like the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Lilly Ledbetter Act of 2009, and the fact that women currently make up half of the U.S. workforce, the Census Bureau reports that women still earn only 77 cents to each dollar a man earns.

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Reports in Japan that half the Livingston workforce could go have not been confirmed by the company but there was growing concern on Tuesday that the fate of the plant could soon be sealed.

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Before long, the Employment Equity Bill, passed in August but not yet implemented, will force all but the smallest firms to submit annual reports to show that they are trying to make the racial and sexual composition of their workforce match that of the local population.

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