[Wyatt's Torch]

By what definition has the “ workforce overall has shrunk nearly 10 million since 2009”?

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[george76]

In January 2009, when he took office, there were 80,507,000 Americans not in the labor force. Thus, the number of Americans not in the labor force has increased by 10,102,000 by September 2013.

according to BLS, Americans not participating in the labor force climbed to 90,609,000 by September 2013.

Thus, the number of Americans not in the labor force has increased by 10,102,000

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/90609000-americans-not-labor-force-climbs-another-record