Non-working America soars by 640,000 in one month to new record of 93.6 million. Not in the labor force Americans up 11 million since 2010.
It is hard to believe that one out of every three Americans is financially supporting the other two-thirds. The unemployment rate appears much lower than it is because of the odd math behind the labor force. The latest unemployment rate of 5.3 percent sounds great until you realize that last month 640,000 Americans were plopped […]
The working few and the inverted pyramid of labor: 1 out of 3 Americans financially carry the other two-thirds.
Last month a record 93,194,000 Americans were counted as not being in the labor force. Counted might be the wrong word since this group is largely erased from any employment figures. In fact, this is a large reason why the unemployment rate has fallen so dramatically. Yet one grim financial reality remains. That reality includes […]
Record 93.2 million Americans now not in the labor force: The not in the labor force rebound added 277,000 Americans in March alone.
In the last year alone we have added 2.1 million Americans to the “not in the labor force†category. This mysterious category continues to grow and is having a field day with the employment data. It is hard to ignore this number because it represents a large portion of our population that is simply not […]
Low wage jobs and the increase in non-working America grow: Half of jobs added last month were in low wage fields and those not in the labor force jumped by 354,000.
If we look at the labor force in sheer numbers we find a couple growing themes. The number of low wage jobs continues to dominate employment growth. Of course this will only add additional burdens to an already cash strapped young American worker. Financial pundits would say any job is better than no job. Speaking […]