The Patriot Post® · Record Number NOT in Work Force

Last Friday’s jobs report featured good news and bad news. One major piece of the latter is that a record 91,541,000 Americans 16 and older are not in the work force. CNS News explains, “The BLS counts a person as participating in the labor force if they are 16 years or older and either have a job or have actively sought a job in the last four weeks. A person is not participating in the labor force if they are 16 or older and have not sought a job in the last four weeks.” The October number climbed nearly 1 million from September. Welcome to Obama’s America.