Labor Force Participation Reaches 35 Year Low

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The average annual labor force participation rate hit a 35-year-low of 63.2 percent in the United States in 2013, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

 

 

The last time the average annual labor force participation rate was that low was in in 1978, when it was also 63.2 percent.Jimmy Carter was president then.

 

 

The 63.2 percent average annual labor force participation rate for 2013 means that in the average month of 2013 only 63.2 percent of the civilian noninstitutional population held a job or actively sought one.

 

 

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