For those curious, here is the labor force participation rate graph that she's taking data points from: http://data.bls.gov/generated_files/graphics/latest_numb

For those curious, here is the labor force participation rate graph that she's taking data points from: http://data.bls.gov/generated_files/graphics/latest_numbers_LNS11300000_1949_2013_all_period_M10_data.gif http://data.bls.gov/generated_files/graphics/latest_numbers_... In particular, the LFPR was on a continuous roll from 1965 to 1989, and continued to rise through the "dark years of oil shortages and stagflation", as she called them.