Say Hello to Full Employment

Re:Say Hello to Full Employment by Ensorceled on Friday July 06, 2018 @01:54PM (#17473576)

> Why is the labor force participation rate not climbing back to 2008 levels?

Probably because the boomers are 10 years older than in 2008?

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Re:Say Hello to Full Employment by plasticchris on Friday July 06, 2018 @07:32PM (#17475920)

Were the boomers more likely to participate per capita? Or did I misunderstand the statistic?

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Re:Say Hello to Full Employment by Ensorceled on Saturday July 07, 2018 @06:03AM (#17477881)

Older people are less likely to participate than normal, boomers are a population hump and America is a pretty ageist work place.

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