[TigerClaws]

WRONG.

It counts those 20 and older, not kids.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/record-94031000-americans-not-labor-force-participation-rate-stuck-38-year

[Svartalfiar]

WRONG.
It counts those 20 and older, not kids.

Your link itself mentions 16 and older in the first section, then 20 and older in the second. And why would they cut the numbers at 20? 16 is the generally accepted age to start working. You leave high school at 18. Your link is to an article from some website. If you go to the link I provided in 37, it's straight from BLS, where I don't even see a '20 and above' number used:

The survey excludes people living in institutions (for example, a correctional institution or a residential nursing or mental health care facility) and those on active duty in the Armed Forces. The survey is designed so that each person age 16 and over (there is no upper age limit) is counted and classified in only one group. The sum of the employed and the unemployed constitutes the civilian labor force. People not in the labor force combined with those in the civilian labor force constitute the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over.