However, this large drop in unemployment occurred because of an enormous number of Americans simply giving up looking for work. In April, an estimated 800,000 Americans simply left the labor market. As a result, the labor force participation rate dropped back to 62.8 percent—tied for the lowest rate since the 1970s. Fewer prospective workers, not more jobs, caused the decline in unemployment.
Jobs Report: 800,000 Leave Workforce
You read that wrong. It's not that 10,000 people are retiring every day -- it's 10,000 people are hitting the age of retirement every day. Not all 10,000 work and not all 10,000 are retiring. That said, we are still experiencing an increased number of people retiring because we have entered the retirement phase of the baby boomer generation. They account for about half the decline in the labor force. Most of the rest are folks who are choosing not to work; such as people who would rather collect a disability check or a welfare check. The actual percentage of people want to work but can't find a job, or at least a good job, remains at around 7% of the 92 million who are not in the labor force.
I think you're confused. Not in the Labor Force Want a Job Now stayed the same, but total Not in the Labor Force went up 988,000, meaning Not in the Labor Force Does Not Want a Job went up.
Where on Earth did you get that idea? The two have nothing to do with each other.
Where were you pussies when the civilian labor force increased 503,000 in March. Employment of working age population ratio is increasing at faster rates than any Bush president ever achieved.
Where were you pussies when the civilian labor force increased 503,000 in March. Employment of working age population ratio is increasing at faster rates than any Bush president ever achieved.
They were too busy whining about how the unemployment rate remained unchanged from February. Which it did, of course, because hundreds of thousands entered the workforce. You see they are losers whose only purpose in life is to look for the bad news in the employment data since good news reflects positively on Obama. Sadly for them, however, Obama is about to get accolades for unprecedented job growth ... when next month's job numbers come out, if the private sector posts gains, that will represent the 51st consecutive month of continuous growth in the private sector, tying Obama with Clinton for the longest stretch of growth. If the following month also posts gains, Obama will go down in history as the man who was president during the greatest period of growth in the private sector since the BLS began keeping such statistics. You'll hear more about this in the next couple of months if it comes to fruition. You see, the brain-dead rightarded zombies can cry all they want, they still can't slow down the employment growth we are experiencing.
Not in the labor force went up. But of those in that group, the ones who want to work, did not. And yes, the two figures have everything to do with each other. People collecting unemployment benefits are conidered 'in the labor force'. Unless they meet the BLS definition for those 'in the labor force' when their unemployment benefits expire, they are no longer counted among those who are 'in the labor force.'
Where were you pussies when the civilian labor force increased 503,000 in March. Employment of working age population ratio is increasing at faster rates than any Bush president ever achieved.
They were too busy whining about how the unemployment rate remained unchanged from February. Which it did, of course, because hundreds of thousands entered the workforce. You see they are losers whose only purpose in life is to look for the bad news in the employment data since good news reflects positively on Obama. Sadly for them, however, Obama is about to get accolades for unprecedented job growth ... when next month's job numbers come out, if the private sector posts gains, that will represent the 51st consecutive month of continuous growth in the private sector, tying Obama with Clinton for the longest stretch of growth. If the following month also posts gains, Obama will go down in history as the man who was president during the greatest period of growth in the private sector since the BLS began keeping such statistics. You'll hear more about this in the next couple of months if it comes to fruition. You see, the brain-dead rightarded zombies can cry all they want, they still can't slow down the employment growth we are experiencing.
the number of ABLE-BODIED AND WORKING-AGE Americans not participating in the labor market is at a more than 30-year low
you are both left-wing losers lying to yourselves
it's actually funny; in a pathetic sort of way
Correct. But that's not what a t you wrote earlier: you said does not want a job stayed the same.
Probably. But the question Ian' t asked. BLS has no idea who is or is not collecting benefits.
The expiration of benefits is irrelevant. If you wan to work, could start if offered, and have looked in last 4 weeks you're unemployed, doesn't matter if you ever received benefits. Again,it's not asked. . If you worked, you're employed. Labor Force is employed plus unemployed.
And again, those who want a job did not grow. And if I didn't say specifically that I'm talking about those within the ' not in labor force' , it was implied since that is what the discussion is about and since the number if people not in the labor force who want to work remained unchanged in April.
Then who knows how you make time for yourself. Again, the reason you can't answer is because it doesn't indicate a bad economy. That's why you're now talking about people paying taxes help support those who don't, which is actually good for the economy, instead of demonstrating how the drop in the LFPR is bad for the economy.
