At 38-year low, participation rate may have found footing

In July, the labor-force participation rate stayed at 62.6%.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/at-38-year-low-participation-rate-may-have-found-footing-2015-08-07

 

Gonna need a baby boom to get back to those all time highs.

By the way, "Friday's chart to stir the republican mind:"

Source

 

Found a "footing"? Doubt it.

Give more parasites the opportunity to suck tit upon society, and the will take it.

 

I don't have a particularly republican mind, I just like to watch food fights

 

Outside the purview of politics the quality of jobs is questionable. Mfg. generally adds downstream jobs. I suppose bartenders do to if count cops pulling patrons over and medical expenses of livers etc.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-...bartender-jobs-have-increased-64-past-65-mont
Some mfg is returning from China.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/03/b...ing-in-places-where-cotton-was-king.html?_r=0

 

Right, the bartender recovery...

Try again, "Housing Rolling Along" crackpot...

 

Just when people on ET think you couldn't get any dumber, you manage to reach a new milestone.

 

There's no bottom in the Pit of Infinite Stupidity, apparently.

 

Good job Mr. President!

 

"Mfg. generally adds downstream jobs. I suppose bartenders do to if count cops pulling patrons over and medical expenses of livers etc"

If you combine manufacturers of Tylenol with bartenders you can get supersized liver expenses!