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>even today with near-full employment by historic standards There's quite a difference between the "employment" figures and the labor force participation rate[
by milcron 10y ago
>even today with near-full employment by historic standards
There's quite a difference between the "employment" figures and the labor force participation rate[0].
The employment figure does not take into account people who have stopped looking for work, or people who have a part-time job that they wish was full-time.
[0] http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/563caf319dd7ccfc418bcbfb-1200-900/october-2015-labor-force-participation-rate.png http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/563caf319dd7ccfc418...
- simonh 10y agoOf course, but are you contending that in the past those factors were significantly different, and that the reason for the difference is primarily automation?