Prime Age Workers in US – 6.1 percentage points decline in employment between 1999 and 2013

The share of prime-age adults who worked at some point during the year declined about 6.1 percentage points between 1999 and 2013 (note this differs somewhat from LFP). The share of people who did not work during the year because they could not find work (unemployed) picked up around 1.6 points. The share of people who did not work during the year because they were ill or disabled also picked up about 1.6 points. The share of people not working because they are taking care of a family (caring) picked up 1.1 points. Students picked up 1 point. Retireds picked up 0.6 points. Other picked up 0.2 points.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Where Have the Prime Age Workers Gone? | Demos.