The “official” unemployment rate ticked down to 8.2% in March, and the actual unemployment rate ticked down to 14.8%.
That’s nice. Except for the fact that people who are willing & capable of working are leaving the workforce en masse…
The number of people not in the labor force is now at an all time high, as nearly 88 million people are not participating (must be everyone is just able to retire?)…
Source:
Read More @ Is Your Unemployment Chart Upside Down? | ZeroHedge.
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