The employment report released on Friday confirmed that the U.S. economy is stagnating at best and actively deteriorating at worst. While the numbers of jobs created in July was actually better than many economists expected, it was still far below the levels that would indicate a growing economy.
But more important than the official unemployment rate (which ticked up to 8.3 percent) or the number of jobs created, is the number of people who have left the workforce out of frustration or despair. This number continues to head higher.
The labor force participation rate, which is the percentage of healthy working age Americans who actually have jobs, is at one of the lowest points since women first started working en masse in the 1970's. - in Schiff Radio
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