Apr 022011
Unless you believe that families are getting richer and less in need of income, it is difficult to explain the declining labor force participation rate without indicting various government policies.
From The End of Civilization:
Instead of pretending that “unemployment went down 0.1%”, take a look at the labor participation rate (hotlinked from ZH) : US Labor Participation Rate

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