Posts Tagged ‘The Economy’

The Incredible Shrinking Work Force

As a fan of the Atlantic Monthly, I found the below article quite interesting. Thoughts?

When unemployment fell to 8.6 percent last month, its lowest rate in two-and-a-half years, some newspapers hailed the number as a sure sign that the recovery is back on track. But when you dig into the numbers behind the numbers, a darker picture comes into focus. It’s not just that jobs are growing. It’s that the labor force is shrinking.

Read the rest of the article here.

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