92.4 million Americans not in the labor force: The continuing trend of one-third of Americans supporting the other two-thirds.
92.4 million Americans are considered to be “not in the labor force†officially. This number is incredibly high and is a large factor for the drop in the employment participation rate. While many older Americans are winging it when it comes to retirement, one-third of the private workforce is supporting two-thirds of the population. Part […]
Dollar Store Nation: Largest percentage of Americans on food stamps while stock market disconnects from working class Americans.
While the stock market whipsaws like a rollercoaster, many Americans only see one tiny benefit to their bottom line. The massive drop in oil prices will add a few extra dollars into the wallets of Americans just in time for the holiday shopping season. Many will only have the budget to shop at dollar stores […]
Low wage jobs dominate as waiters and bartenders will soon outnumber manufacturing jobs: Latest jobs report highlights continuing trend in low wage employment.
The trend to low wage employment continues as the latest jobs report shows that wages are being eroded by inflation. Of course, the public is told that inflation is muted but simply looking at your paycheck versus housing costs, healthcare costs, and food would tell you a different story. Americans went to vote with economic […]
The oxymoron of the labor force when labor means not working: 92 million Americans are not in the labor force with 12 million of those being added only in the last 4 years.
This week we will be getting the employment numbers. The unemployment rate is expected to stay steady or even drop which is comical given that we have 92 million Americans not working today and another 19 million that are fully unemployed. Those not in the labor force continues to grow beyond the basic changes in […]