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1 in 4 Americans 25-54 Not Working
2014 Sep 25, 11:48pm 22,013 views 72 comments
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marcus
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2014 Sep 26, 12:09am
zzyzzx enjoys that lie more than most conservatives. You know it's a lie, right ?
zzyzzx
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2014 Sep 26, 1:01am
zzyzzx enjoys that lie more than most conservatives. You know it's a lie, right ?
Do liberals know that they are lying when they blame Bush?
New Renter
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2014 Sep 26, 1:06am
zzyzzx enjoys that lie more than most conservatives. You know it's a lie, right ?
Well I'm one of that 1 in 4, despite my STEM tech background and my proximity to one of the major STEM tech areas.
According to many on this forum someone such as I should be showered with multiple, highly lucrative unsolicited offers from local employers.
Because however I don't have a background or experience in social media and database programming I am invisible as is anyone else who isn't a programmer.
Dan8267
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2014 Sep 26, 2:21am
1 in 4 Americans 25-54 Not Working
The failure of capitalism. 1 in 4 Americans didn't suddenly become stupid or lazy.
How many of those "not working" are married women? How do those numbers change when only looking at the male population.
How many of those "not working" are married women?
It's relevant because housewives are not considered part of the labor force. The number of women in the labor force has been increasing since... what the 60s? If that trend is now reversing, then we should see the female non-participation rate rising while the male non-participation rate stays the same.
If both male and female non-participation rates are rising, then we've got a big problem.
Strategist
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2014 Sep 26, 3:08am
1 in 4 Americans 25-54 Not Working
The failure of capitalism. 1 in 4 Americans didn't suddenly become stupid or lazy.
How many of those "not working" are married women? How do those numbers change when only looking at the male population.
Of the 29 million not working, how many are:
1. In prison
2. students
3. Homemakers
4. illegal aliens
5. Have income from crimes - drugs/prostitution
6. Lazy welfare Queens.
7. Handicapped and addicts
Not many left after deducting above.
Strategist
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2014 Sep 26, 3:11am
zzyzzx enjoys that lie more than most conservatives. You know it's a lie, right ?
Well I'm one of that 1 in 4, despite my STEM tech background and my proximity to one of the major STEM tech areas.
According to many on this forum someone such as I should be showered with multiple, highly lucrative unsolicited offers from local employers.
Because however I don't have a background or experience in social media and database programming I am invisible as is anyone else who isn't a programmer.
Sorry to hear that. Hope things quickly work out. Why not take some classes?
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http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/1-4-americans-25-54-not-working_806178.html
Here's a chart showing those in that age group currently employed (95.6 million) and those who aren't (28.9 million):
"There are 124.5 million Americans in their prime working years (ages 25–54). Nearly one-quarter of this group-28.9 million people, or 23.2 percent of the total-is not currently employed. They either became so discouraged that they left the labor force entirely, or they are in the labor force but unemployed. This group of non-employed individuals is more than 3.5 million larger than before the recession began in 2007," writes the Republican side of the Senate Budget Committee.
"Those attempting to minimize the startling figures about America's vanishing workforce-workplace participation overall is near a four-decade low-will say an aging population is to blame. But in fact, while the workforce overall has shrunk nearly 10 million since 2009, the cohort of workers in the labor force ages 55 to 64 has actually increased over that same period, with many delaying retirement due to poor economic conditions.
"In fact, over two-thirds of all labor force dropouts since that time have been under the age of 55. These statistics illustrate that the problems in the American economy are deep, profound, and pervasive, afflicting the sector of the labor force that should be among the most productive."
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