14 April 2016

U.S. Labor Participation Rate Lower Than in 1978

The U.S. labor participation rate has dropped to just 59%. Compare that to the low rate of 62% in 1978. In 2015 when Bloomberg published the article below the U.S. labor participation rate was 62%. According to government labor statistics the participation rate has dropped since. Without good jobs people are retiring, going on disability and/or signing up for federal means tested work programs.


In some respects the U.S. is evolving non-profit status except for the upper 5% or even 1%.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-02/workforce-participation-at-36-year-low-even-as-more-jobs-beckon


http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm


http://cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/92594000-americans-not-labor-force-hits-all-time-record-participation


http://prospect.org/article/40-year-slump


The employment-population is at or near a 40-year low while government debt is up.


http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12300000 emplopyment-population ratio 2006-2016

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