[aruanan]

“Record 87,897,000 Americans Not in the Labor Force”

Remember that over 98% of this number is accounted for by people under the age of 15 and over the age of 64. This 87 million number is NOT referring to people who would otherwise be in the labor force but for the bad economy.

[aruanan]

See post 43.

[khelus]

re:“Record 87,897,000 Americans Not in the Labor Force”

Remember that over 98% of this number is accounted for by people under the age of 15 and over the age of 64. This 87 million number is NOT referring to people who would otherwise be in the labor force but for the bad economy.

Au contraire, per the BLS, of the 87,897,000 not in the labor force, 6,299,000 or over 7% Want a Job Now. That does not include those who have returned to school in hope of returning to employment.