90,473,000: Record Number Not in Labor Force--Up Almost 10M Under Obama

The number of Americans who are 18 years or older and who have decided not to participate in the nation's labor force has pushed past 90,000,000 for the first time, according to data released today by the bureau of labor statistics.

The BLS counts a person as participating in the labor force it they are either 16 years or older and have a job or have actively sought a job in the last 4 weeks.  A person is not participating in the labor force if they are 16 years or older and do not have a job and have not sought a job in the last 4 weeks.

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and who have decided not to participate in the nation's labor force has pushed past 90,000,000 for the first time, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. - See more at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/90473000-record-number-not-labor-force-almost-10m-under-obama#sthash.lXFhoSr0.dpuf

(CNSNews.com) - The number of Americans who are 16 years or older and who have decided not to participate in the nation's labor force has pushed past 90,000,000 for the first time, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. - See more at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/90473000-record-number-not-labor-force-almost-10m-under-obama#sthash.lXFhoSr0.dpuf