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former9thward

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7. There were about 131 million working full time in 2019.

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 6, 2022, 11:53 AM

Sep 2022

There are about 127 million now. People have dropped out of the labor force.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/192356/number-of-full-time-employees-in-the-usa-since-1990/

Many reasons as you have said but I don't know if pensions are a main one. Not that many jobs had a pension before and the most of the ones that did were industrial type of work, We chased industry away and pensions went with them.

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On the whole "Nobody wants to work" comment. . . [View all] Collimator Sep 2022 OP

I tell right-wingers it just looks that way because President Biden Emile Sep 2022 #1

Those are two real factors but I wonder how many jobs were 2nd and 3rds underpants Sep 2022 #2

This is such a great point! phylny Sep 2022 #10

Ugh. I hate to hear anyone say that.... moose65 Sep 2022 #3

Two things I'll never fully understand--the electoral college, and why the Kardashians are famous Timeflyer Sep 2022 #4

Because they worked very hard to make money and promote their brand obamanut2012 Sep 2022 #9

👍 Duppers Sep 2022 #11

More people are working in the US than at any time in its history Johnny2X2X Sep 2022 #5

There were about 131 million working full time in 2019. former9thward Sep 2022 #7

Why pensions went away: ret5hd Sep 2022 #12

I guess "influencer" sounds better than "astroturfer" and "shill"; same thing, though. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #6

Tik Tok/OnlyFans modelling is "work"? maxsolomon Sep 2022 #8

Here's a Twitter thread that I will add to this conversation blogslug Sep 2022 #13