What is mucho oddiemente mas is that the major candidates and the media have not broadcast this data that clearly shows a grotesque lie, since Year Zero Obama, in the unemployment numbers.
Here is the graph extended back to pre-Carter
Amazing. I have seen many cases of the Government lying and fudging numbers, but never this transparent.
Same thing probably happened during the last depression. Nothing unsual considering the economy.
Obviously, people are avoiding entering the labor force or dropping out of the labor force right now because jobs are scarce. People who don’t think they’ll find a job either don’t look or give up looking.
Some retire, some go back to school, some become housewives, some are living with relatives. You don’t need much to get by if your needs are simple.