Which of the following contributed to a slowdown in U.S. labor productivity during the 1970s?

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The exit of the baby boom generation from the workforce contributed to a slowdown in U.S. labor productivity during the 1970s as this generation constituted a large chunk of the skilled workforce. As they retired or left the workforce altogether, there was a shortage of skilled workers to maintain the high levels of productivity. Factors such as increases in the number of skilled legal or illegal immigrant workers or lower energy prices would not necessarily have led to a slowdown in labor productivity. Increase in the illegal employment of minors is not a significant factor in the 1970s slowdown in productivity.

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