The Bureau of Labor Statistics produces data that has been collected,
collated and produced the same way each year.
They track "participation in the labor force" as an independent variable -
the participation has dropped 4% over the last 10 years, primarily because
of aging baby boomers. This is not unexpected. Non participants aren't
counted, never have been. Here's their stats for participation - poke
around on the site, you can find out exactly where the data is originated
and mine it for anything you'd like to view.
Spend some time looking over the data and methodology and you'll see that
the conspiracy theories around employment statistics are unfounded and
originate in political agendas... a third of Americans DON'T participate in
the labor pool. That includes older people as well as business owners/self
employed and people in the military or incarcerated,
73,
Mickey N4MB
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