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bhikkhu

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1. Before anyone gets too fired up about the discouraged workers angle -
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 10:20 AM
Sep 2012


...keep in mind that the shrinkage in the labor participation rate has been predictable for a very long time. The "bump" in the chart is the baby boom, which is now proceeding into retirement. Even with the un-predicted recession, the numbers are roughly following expectations.

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