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Originally Posted by dude1394
Hmmm....I post the same metrics that were used when it was the "greatest economy in history" and "I'm" the one living in fantasy land?
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no dude, the comment was directed at another poster.
the number of workers not in the labor force has increased by about 10% during the past 4 years, about 7.4 Million workers have left the labor pool.
during the first clinton term it increased less than 5%, and during the second clinton term it increased about 7%.
this corresponds to a participation rate that during either of clinton's terms was never as low as it is currently (66%).
as people leave the work force they are not counted as unemployed.