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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy 

The Hechinger Report

By 2039, this estimate shows, there will likely be 650,000, or 15 percent, fewer of them per year than there are now. Still-unpublished research under way at Georgetown forecasts major shortages in teaching, health care and other fields, and some level of skills shortfalls in 151 occupations, Strohl said.

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