\u2022 62.8%: Labor Force Participation Has Hovered Near 37-Year-Low for 11 Months<\/a> \u2013 and that article is actually being generous. Since it\u2019s now close to two months old, it only covered from Apr 2014 to Feb 2015 – and reality today is a bit worse. March 2015 figures showed a decline in the US labor participation rate to 62.7%<\/a>. That makes a full year<\/span> that the US labor participation rate has been in the Carter-esque economic toilet of being below 63%.<\/p>\n \u2022 And to really “make your day” with good economic news, there\u2019s this article<\/a>, from Gateway Pundit<\/em>. But if you want the \u201cquick and dirty\u201d version, this graph from the article tells you all you really need to know:<\/p>\n Yeah, those economic \u201cgood times\u201d certainly seem to be just around the corner, don\u2019t they? <\/p>\n I wonder if year 7 will be the \u201cteh won\u201d in which we see any real improvement? My advice, though, is: “Don’t hold your breath.”<\/p>\n Sheesh. I am so<\/span><\/em><\/strong> damn ready for some adult leadership with a clue to return to DC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.tradingeconomics.com\/charts\/united-states-labor-force-participation-rate.png?s=unitedstalabforparra\")
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