Jun 13, 2016 ... "The labor force participation rate - the share of the potential workforce that is ...  You'd have to go back to October 1977 to find a time when the rate sank to that  level. ... discouraged and leaving the labor force altogether due to lack of  opportunity, low wages, .... 2017 • All Rights Reserved • Tampa Bay Times.
Mar 11, 2015 ... Lindsey Graham said the labor participation rate “is at an all-time low.” That's not  accurate. It was lower between 1948 and 1978. Republican ...
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey ... Labor force status:  Civilian labor force participation rate. Type of data: Percent or rate. Age: 16 years  ...
Oct 2, 2015 ... A record 94610000 Americans were not in the American labor force last ... and  the labor force participation rate reached its lowest point in 38 years, ... I know  several people who are working 2 part time jobs & several who are working low  paid full time ... You can fool all some of the time, and some all the
Jul 16, 2015 ... All told, it's likely to be a drag on the U.S. economy for years to come. ... The  country's labor force participation rate – which measures the share of ..... be – lots  of job openings but having people unemployed at the same time?
The labor participation rate is at an all-time low.