Don't Be Fooled by the Unemployent Rate - Obama's Slight of Hand

[Siete]

All but 16.1 % retired by age 65.
And again, I posted the link so she didn't have to.

No you lying sack of shit. 40% is more like it.

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

ROFLMNAO!

SHUT THE *^CK UP! Its a LIE! There is no 'recovery'. There is only a leveling off of the catastrophic effects of the failure of socialist policy... which is about to be 'CHANGED' by the intentional sabotaging of the US Economy... and THAT you can rest assured will be "CHANGE THAT YOU WILL DAM' SURE BELIEB IN!".

ok, case closed. You're an idiot, Reb is an idiot. Rooms available at the Idiot Asylum. Get one, together.

All but 16.1 % retired by age 65.
And again, I posted the link so she didn't have to.

No you lying sack of shit. 40% is more like it.

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

ROFLMNAO!

SHUT THE *^CK UP! Its a LIE! There is no 'recovery'. There is only a leveling off of the catastrophic effects of the failure of socialist policy... which is about to be 'CHANGED' by the intentional sabotaging of the US Economy... and THAT you can rest assured will be "CHANGE THAT YOU WILL DAM' SURE BELIEB IN!".

ok, case closed. You're an idiot, Reb is an idiot. Rooms available at the Idiot Asylum. Get one, together.

Indeed... the case is closed.

Your concession is duly noted and summarily accepted.

gee, a doorknob that can type.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

ROFLMNAO!

SHUT THE *^CK UP! Its a LIE! There is no 'recovery'. There is only a leveling off of the catastrophic effects of the failure of socialist policy... which is about to be 'CHANGED' by the intentional sabotaging of the US Economy... and THAT you can rest assured will be "CHANGE THAT YOU WILL DAM' SURE BELIEB IN!".

Don't back down tell them to shut the FUCK up

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

ROFLMNAO!

SHUT THE *^CK UP! Its a LIE! There is no 'recovery'. There is only a leveling off of the catastrophic effects of the failure of socialist policy... which is about to be 'CHANGED' by the intentional sabotaging of the US Economy... and THAT you can rest assured will be "CHANGE THAT YOU WILL DAM' SURE BELIEB IN!".

ok, case closed. You're an idiot, Reb is an idiot. Rooms available at the Idiot Asylum. Get one, together.

Why because we will not believe your lie?
I have common sense enough to tell me what you're pushing is nothing but a lie.

the boomer equation requires math, you're led to believe its a lie because you're too stupid to spell math much less understand math.

yes it requires that liberal fuzzy math 2+2=30 We get it but we still aren't believing that lie.

the #'same from the National Census you stupid hillbilly.

Hillbilly? Stupid? neither one would be me. But it is a fact that you are a dumb ass obama supporter. If you have a education higher than 8th grade you need to reimburse your teachers for the time they wasted on your sorry trashy ass.

 

[Siete]

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

ROFLMNAO!

SHUT THE *^CK UP! Its a LIE! There is no 'recovery'. There is only a leveling off of the catastrophic effects of the failure of socialist policy... which is about to be 'CHANGED' by the intentional sabotaging of the US Economy... and THAT you can rest assured will be "CHANGE THAT YOU WILL DAM' SURE BELIEB IN!".

Don't back down tell them to shut the FUCK up

ok, case closed. You're an idiot, Reb is an idiot. Rooms available at the Idiot Asylum. Get one, together.

Why because we will not believe your lie?
I have common sense enough to tell me what you're pushing is nothing but a lie.

the boomer equation requires math, you're led to believe its a lie because you're too stupid to spell math much less understand math.

yes it requires that liberal fuzzy math 2+2=30 We get it but we still aren't believing that lie.

the #'same from the National Census you stupid hillbilly.

Hillbilly? Stupid? neither one would be me. But it is a fact that you are a dumb ass obama supporter. If you have a education higher than 8th grade you need to reimburse your teachers for the time they wasted on your sorry trashy ass.

I didn't vote for Obama which proves you ARE an idiot ... on steroids.

Obama DURRRRRR, OBAMA DURRRRRR OBAMA DURRRRRR

close your mouth, breathe through your nose stand up straight, wipe the slobber off your chin and pretend you evolved with the rest of the homo sapiens....

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Don't back down tell them to shut the FUCK up
Why because we will not believe your lie?
I have common sense enough to tell me what you're pushing is nothing but a lie.

the boomer equation requires math, you're led to believe its a lie because you're too stupid to spell math much less understand math.

yes it requires that liberal fuzzy math 2+2=30 We get it but we still aren't believing that lie.

the #'same from the National Census you stupid hillbilly.

Hillbilly? Stupid? neither one would be me. But it is a fact that you are a dumb ass obama supporter. If you have a education higher than 8th grade you need to reimburse your teachers for the time they wasted on your sorry trashy ass.

I didn't vote for Obama which proves you ARE an idiot ... on steroids.

Obama DURRRRRR, OBAMA DURRRRRR OBAMA DURRRRRR

close your mouth, breathe through your nose stand up straight, wipe the slobber off your chin and pretend you evolved with the rest of the homo sapiens....

You support him dumb ass which is what I said an obama supporter.

 

[AceRothstein]

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

ROFLMNAO!

SHUT THE *^CK UP! Its a LIE! There is no 'recovery'. There is only a leveling off of the catastrophic effects of the failure of socialist policy... which is about to be 'CHANGED' by the intentional sabotaging of the US Economy... and THAT you can rest assured will be "CHANGE THAT YOU WILL DAM' SURE BELIEB IN!".

Don't back down tell them to shut the FUCK up

ok, case closed. You're an idiot, Reb is an idiot. Rooms available at the Idiot Asylum. Get one, together.

Why because we will not believe your lie?
I have common sense enough to tell me what you're pushing is nothing but a lie.

the boomer equation requires math, you're led to believe its a lie because you're too stupid to spell math much less understand math.

yes it requires that liberal fuzzy math 2+2=30 We get it but we still aren't believing that lie.

the #'same from the National Census you stupid hillbilly.

Hillbilly? Stupid? neither one would be me. But it is a fact that you are a dumb ass obama supporter. If you have a education higher than 8th grade you need to reimburse your teachers for the time they wasted on your sorry trashy ass.

Lol, everyone with posting history here knows that you are dumber than a box of Republicans.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Don't back down tell them to shut the FUCK up
Why because we will not believe your lie?
I have common sense enough to tell me what you're pushing is nothing but a lie.

the boomer equation requires math, you're led to believe its a lie because you're too stupid to spell math much less understand math.

yes it requires that liberal fuzzy math 2+2=30 We get it but we still aren't believing that lie.

the #'same from the National Census you stupid hillbilly.

Hillbilly? Stupid? neither one would be me. But it is a fact that you are a dumb ass obama supporter. If you have a education higher than 8th grade you need to reimburse your teachers for the time they wasted on your sorry trashy ass.

Lol, everyone with posting history here knows that you are dumber than a box of Republicans.

Dumb ass I am not stupid I didn't vote nor do I support obama. That's on you dumb ass.
Nothing that I have posted or said has been dumb it has been supported. So fuck off dumb ass
On second thought maybe that was you that the whole board thinks is a moron.

 

[Where_r_my_Keys]

Don't back down tell them to shut the FUCK up
Why because we will not believe your lie?
I have common sense enough to tell me what you're pushing is nothing but a lie.

the boomer equation requires math, you're led to believe its a lie because you're too stupid to spell math much less understand math.

yes it requires that liberal fuzzy math 2+2=30 We get it but we still aren't believing that lie.

the #'same from the National Census you stupid hillbilly.

Hillbilly? Stupid? neither one would be me. But it is a fact that you are a dumb ass obama supporter. If you have a education higher than 8th grade you need to reimburse your teachers for the time they wasted on your sorry trashy ass.

I didn't vote for Obama which proves you ARE an idiot ... on steroids.

Obama DURRRRRR, OBAMA DURRRRRR OBAMA DURRRRRR

close your mouth, breathe through your nose stand up straight, wipe the slobber off your chin and pretend you evolved with the rest of the homo sapiens....

You didn't vote for obama... but you invest time in spreading the lies on his behalf? LOL!

Well as the saying goes: "You're a special kind of stupid, aren't ya kid?"

 

[Where_r_my_Keys]

No you lying sack of shit. 40% is more like it.

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

ROFLMNAO!

SHUT THE *^CK UP! Its a LIE! There is no 'recovery'. There is only a leveling off of the catastrophic effects of the failure of socialist policy... which is about to be 'CHANGED' by the intentional sabotaging of the US Economy... and THAT you can rest assured will be "CHANGE THAT YOU WILL DAM' SURE BELIEB IN!".

ok, case closed. You're an idiot, Reb is an idiot. Rooms available at the Idiot Asylum. Get one, together.

No you lying sack of shit. 40% is more like it.

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

ROFLMNAO!

SHUT THE *^CK UP! Its a LIE! There is no 'recovery'. There is only a leveling off of the catastrophic effects of the failure of socialist policy... which is about to be 'CHANGED' by the intentional sabotaging of the US Economy... and THAT you can rest assured will be "CHANGE THAT YOU WILL DAM' SURE BELIEB IN!".

ok, case closed. You're an idiot, Reb is an idiot. Rooms available at the Idiot Asylum. Get one, together.

Indeed... the case is closed.

Your concession is duly noted and summarily accepted.

gee, a doorknob that can type.

OH! Doubling down on your concession? I should tell you, just as an FYI: Once one has conceded and such has been noted and accepted, one isn't required to continue to do so.

But it's always special when one does... it truly bespeaks of one's acceptance of one's place.

GOOD FOR YOU, Scamp!

 

[edthecynic]

Valid link

Do you remember what you told me the last time I asked you for a link?

Where is your god damn link shit stain.

I already posted the link.

Why More Americans Are Working Past Age 65 - US News

The proportion of people age 65 and older in the workforce grew to 16.1 percent by 2010, up from 12.1 percent in 1990, according to a recent Census Bureau report.

Ed the liar I thought it was your argument that baby boomers retired however she never gave a link dumb ass

All but 16.1 % retired by age 65.
And again, I posted the link so she didn't have to.

No you lying sack of shit. 40% is more like it.

No, it IS 16.1%

 

[Siete]

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

ROFLMNAO!

SHUT THE *^CK UP! Its a LIE! There is no 'recovery'. There is only a leveling off of the catastrophic effects of the failure of socialist policy... which is about to be 'CHANGED' by the intentional sabotaging of the US Economy... and THAT you can rest assured will be "CHANGE THAT YOU WILL DAM' SURE BELIEB IN!".

ok, case closed. You're an idiot, Reb is an idiot. Rooms available at the Idiot Asylum. Get one, together.

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

ROFLMNAO!

SHUT THE *^CK UP! Its a LIE! There is no 'recovery'. There is only a leveling off of the catastrophic effects of the failure of socialist policy... which is about to be 'CHANGED' by the intentional sabotaging of the US Economy... and THAT you can rest assured will be "CHANGE THAT YOU WILL DAM' SURE BELIEB IN!".

ok, case closed. You're an idiot, Reb is an idiot. Rooms available at the Idiot Asylum. Get one, together.

Indeed... the case is closed.

Your concession is duly noted and summarily accepted.

gee, a doorknob that can type.

OH! Doubling down on your concession? I should tell you, just as an FYI: Once one has conceded and such has been noted and accepted, one isn't required to continue to do so.

But it's always special when one does... it truly bespeaks of one's acceptance of one's place.

GOOD FOR YOU, Scamp!

one ? stop bragging about your IQ, reb is hard to impress.

 

[edthecynic]

Where is your god damn link shit stain.

I already posted the link.

Why More Americans Are Working Past Age 65 - US News

The proportion of people age 65 and older in the workforce grew to 16.1 percent by 2010, up from 12.1 percent in 1990, according to a recent Census Bureau report.

Ed the liar I thought it was your argument that baby boomers retired however she never gave a link dumb ass

All but 16.1 % retired by age 65.
And again, I posted the link so she didn't have to.

No you lying sack of shit. 40% is more like it.

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

What is different is the number that are retiring!!!

Bush had 7.5 million workers retire his first 5 years and 13.5 million have retired Obama's first 5 years, that's an average of 1.2 million MORE workers EACH year retiring.

 

[Siete]

I already posted the link.

Ed the liar I thought it was your argument that baby boomers retired however she never gave a link dumb ass

All but 16.1 % retired by age 65.
And again, I posted the link so she didn't have to.

No you lying sack of shit. 40% is more like it.

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

What is different is the number that are retiring!!!

Bush had 7.5 million workers retire his first 5 years and 13.5 million have retired Obama's first 5 years, that's an average of 1.2 million MORE workers EACH year retiring.

I posted the link with the numbers from the Census report, these idiots are just too dumb to read anything but four letter words.

 

[pinqy]

All but 16.1 % retired by age 65.
And again, I posted the link so she didn't have to.

No you lying sack of shit. 40% is more like it.

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

What is different is the number that are retiring!!!

Bush had 7.5 million workers retire his first 5 years and 13.5 million have retired Obama's first 5 years, that's an average of 1.2 million MORE workers EACH year retiring.

I posted the link with the numbers from the Census report, these idiots are just too dumb to read anything but four letter words.

You have to be careful about trying to blend data from different reports...."retirees" include many not included in the labor force stats, which only covers the non-institutional population. Anyone in a retirement home or assisted living facility (or prison or mental institute) is out of scope and not included in any labor force data.

 

[Where_r_my_Keys]

All but 16.1 % retired by age 65.
And again, I posted the link so she didn't have to.

No you lying sack of shit. 40% is more like it.

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

What is different is the number that are retiring!!!

Bush had 7.5 million workers retire his first 5 years and 13.5 million have retired Obama's first 5 years, that's an average of 1.2 million MORE workers EACH year retiring.

I posted the link with the numbers from the Census report, these idiots are just too dumb to read anything but four letter words.

The data merely reports the incidents ... not the reasons for the incidents: Dumbass.

 

[edthecynic]

No you lying sack of shit. 40% is more like it.

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

What is different is the number that are retiring!!!

Bush had 7.5 million workers retire his first 5 years and 13.5 million have retired Obama's first 5 years, that's an average of 1.2 million MORE workers EACH year retiring.

I posted the link with the numbers from the Census report, these idiots are just too dumb to read anything but four letter words.

You have to be careful about trying to blend data from different reports...."retirees" include many not included in the labor force stats, which only covers the non-institutional population. Anyone in a retirement home or assisted living facility (or prison or mental institute) is out of scope and not included in any labor force data.

My source is the SSA by checking only the "Retired Worker" box and selecting the "Annual" frequency drop down, so the numbers are retired workers and retired workers only.

Beneficiary Data

 

[pinqy]

Dividing 5.5 million by 12.6 million suggests around 44% of the drop in labor force participation since 2007 is retiring workers. Add the 2.3 million workers over the age of 50 who have left the workforce because of disability in that time period and the numbers suggest closer to 62% of the drop in labor force participation over the last six years can be attributed to an aging population

Read more: Baby Boomers Are Retiring - Business Insider


actually dumbass its more like 62%.

Yes, because this is the first time in US History that a segment of the population is retiring, getting older and is unable to work because of disability...

What is different is the number that are retiring!!!

Bush had 7.5 million workers retire his first 5 years and 13.5 million have retired Obama's first 5 years, that's an average of 1.2 million MORE workers EACH year retiring.

I posted the link with the numbers from the Census report, these idiots are just too dumb to read anything but four letter words.

You have to be careful about trying to blend data from different reports...."retirees" include many not included in the labor force stats, which only covers the non-institutional population. Anyone in a retirement home or assisted living facility (or prison or mental institute) is out of scope and not included in any labor force data.

My source is the SSA by checking only the "Retired Worker" box and selecting the "Annual" frequency drop down, so the numbers are retired workers and retired workers only.

Beneficiary Data

And not one of them is in a retirement home or assisted living facility? or even out of the country? No. Clearly that's not true.

So not all the people collecting are in the Labor Force stats… you're assuming a greater number of retirees in the not in the Labor Force category. Add on that many retirees do work.

 

[MaryL]

I lost my job because of Obama's affordable health care stuff. I lost my job, and so did millions of others. I am not liking Obama right now, you voted for him because he is a black man? OHHHH. That eases my pain. I am feeling so much better. Still, when then sun rises, no job for me because I am over fifty and WHO the hell cares. I never voted for Democrats, and I never will...if and when I can.

 

[Flopper]

As has been explained on this board dozens of times....and as everyone knows..... the reason the Unemployment Rate has been dropping is for the WRONG REASON.

It's not dropping because Obama's policies have generated so many jobs....it has dropped because so many people have dropped out of the pool of people COUNTED.

In other words, Obama has used slight of hand. It can be a little complicated to follow but he's basically dropped the number UNEMPLOYED by making the pool of those counted smaller.

The Labor Participation Rate has dropped to its lowest level in over 30 years.

Here is a visual:


View attachment 33535

Do you know every time unemployment falls the opposition, be them Republican or Democrat come up with the same crap, people have given up looking for a job. The fact is many of those people included in the survey don't want a job because there're going back to school, or retiring, or starting a family, starting a business, working in two parttime jobs, etc, etc... Labor participation rates peaked 15 years ago. This trend started long before Obama took office.

You obviously don't know the subject of economics.

You're implying Bush and Obama are exactly the same. You seem to have no grasp on the many variables that go into the calculus.

Please wake up. I like your avatar too much.

Oh, no. I'm not trying to imply that Obama and Bush are the same. What I'm saying is the fall in the rate of job participation started long before Obama took office and just before Bush took office. The decrease in participation accelerated in 2007. The retirement boom which started in 2008 obviously is contributing to the decline. I don't think there is any agreement between economists as all the factors that have contributed to this 15 year trend. Some of the reason cited are accelerating baby boom retirements, changing choices about schooling, changes in the health of older workers, and common cyclical factors experienced in every recession .

The decline in labour force participation in the US VOX CEPR s Policy Portal

Of course there are valid reasons for the drop in Labor Force Participation Rate. Everyone knows that. It's the other reasons that make it different under Obama.

You mean reason's that aren't valid? What reasons are you talking about?

 

[Flopper]

I lost my job because of Obama's affordable health care stuff. I lost my job, and so did millions of others. I am not liking Obama right now, you voted for him because he is a black man? OHHHH. That eases my pain. I am feeling so much better. Still, when then sun rises, no job for me because I am over fifty and WHO the hell cares. I never voted for Democrats, and I never will...if and when I can.

Since you never voted for Democrat, I doubt you have ever liked him.

 

[EconChick]

As has been explained on this board dozens of times....and as everyone knows..... the reason the Unemployment Rate has been dropping is for the WRONG REASON.

It's not dropping because Obama's policies have generated so many jobs....it has dropped because so many people have dropped out of the pool of people COUNTED.

In other words, Obama has used slight of hand. It can be a little complicated to follow but he's basically dropped the number UNEMPLOYED by making the pool of those counted smaller.

The Labor Participation Rate has dropped to its lowest level in over 30 years.

Here is a visual:


View attachment 33535

Do you know every time unemployment falls the opposition, be them Republican or Democrat come up with the same crap, people have given up looking for a job. The fact is many of those people included in the survey don't want a job because there're going back to school, or retiring, or starting a family, starting a business, working in two parttime jobs, etc, etc... Labor participation rates peaked 15 years ago. This trend started long before Obama took office.

You obviously don't know the subject of economics.

You're implying Bush and Obama are exactly the same. You seem to have no grasp on the many variables that go into the calculus.

Please wake up. I like your avatar too much.

Oh, no. I'm not trying to imply that Obama and Bush are the same. What I'm saying is the fall in the rate of job participation started long before Obama took office and just before Bush took office. The decrease in participation accelerated in 2007. The retirement boom which started in 2008 obviously is contributing to the decline. I don't think there is any agreement between economists as all the factors that have contributed to this 15 year trend. Some of the reason cited are accelerating baby boom retirements, changing choices about schooling, changes in the health of older workers, and common cyclical factors experienced in every recession .

The decline in labour force participation in the US VOX CEPR s Policy Portal

Of course there are valid reasons for the drop in Labor Force Participation Rate. Everyone knows that. It's the other reasons that make it different under Obama.

You mean reason's that aren't valid? What reasons are you talking about?

You wanna start acting like most of the other low life liberals around here....great, happy to oblige, idiot.

By valid I was talking about the retiring baby boomers that CHOSE to retire. You know...........the ones you dumbass libs hang your hat on. It's that list of other reasons that aren't counted are valid in the minds of YOU stupid libs, or else you would've been smart enough to already count them.

I was referring to what you dummies considered valid.

Not what those of us who know how to count consider valid.