Record 93,175,000 Americans Not In The Labor Force
March was the first month on record where the number of people not in the labor force — whether due to discouraged worker, baby boomers hitting retirement or otherwise — surpassed 93 million.
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February Ties Record: 92,898,000 Americans Not In The Workforce
Despite the seemingly rosy 5.5 percent unemployment rate, 92,898,000 Americans ages 16 and over were neither employed nor had made “specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week,” a record number of people out of the workforce.
