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6. Some places you gotta work for free, even after the internship.

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 03:12 PM

Oct 2015

Soon, you'll have to pay to have a job. Me? I'm old. Obsolete. Ready for pasture or pasteurization, depending on the next administration.

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Labor Force Participation Sinks To A 38-Year Low [View all] Purveyor Oct 2015 OP

The change in labour force participation since the 'recovery' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #1

Nope. "Discouraged workers" are still at about 0.5% of the population Recursion Oct 2015 #11

Its that new "sharing" economy FlatBaroque Oct 2015 #2

Some places you gotta work for free, even after the internship. Octafish Oct 2015 #6

Kick rec Doctor_J Oct 2015 #3

How much of this is demographic? surrealAmerican Oct 2015 #4

25 to 54 participation has steadily declined since the recession Yo_Mama Oct 2015 #12

And it's over 80% still (nt) Recursion Oct 2015 #16

3% of a demographic this large is millions. Yo_Mama Oct 2015 #17

k/r 840high Oct 2015 #5

How's that "Service Economy" working out for many of us? Quite badly. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #7

Is the service economy a euphemism from nafta, cafta, and now tpp? midnight Oct 2015 #8

Yes. I remember Bill Clinton repeating that we are moving into a service economy. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2015 #13

Thank God. I'd hate to think our aging population wasn't able to retire Recursion Oct 2015 #10

My mom will be leaving the workforce soon tammywammy Oct 2015 #15