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121044 1 (1983-04-06)

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                  U. S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                      WASHINGTON, D. C.  20548

                                       FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                       EXPECTED 9:30 A. M. EST
                                       WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1983

                            STATEMENT OF

                         BRIAN L. USILANER
                         ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

           ACCOUNTING AND  FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION
                   NATIONAL  PRODUCTIVITY GROUP

                             BEFORE THE

                  SUBCOMMITTEE  ON INVESTIGATIONS
                          AND  OVERSIGHT
                                                             121044
               COMMITTEE ON  SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                                 ON

             AUTOMATION  IN THE WORKPLACE, ITS IMPACT
                 ON THE LABOR FORCE,  AND THE ROLE
            OF LABOR MARKET PLANNING  FOR POLICYMAKING


     Mr. Chairman and members of  the Subcommittee, thank you for

this opportunity to discuss automation  in the workplace and its

impact on the labor force.  It  is clear the Subcommittee has

particular concerns about our ability  to forecast the impact of

automation on such labor problems as worker displacement,  skills

shortages, and geographic dislocations.   Forecasts are an

essential tool in developing Government policies  and programs for

education, technical training, and retraining  to remedy these

problems.  If we fail to understand how our labor markets

function, consequent policies and supporting  programs could at

best be ineffective, or at worst exacerbate  the very problems we

are trying to correct.  Unfortunately, understanding'labor

markets in a nation as complex as ours is not easy.

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