Record 92,269,000 Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Matches 36-Year Low

CNSNews.com) – “A record 92,269,000 Americans 16 and older did not participate in the labor force in August, as the labor force participation rate matched a 36-year low of 62.8 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The labor force participation rate has been as low as 62.8 percent in six of the last twelve months, but prior to last October had not fallen that low since 1978.”
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/record-92269000-not-labor-force-participation-rate-matches-36-year-low
Well, Chairman Zero may not be the worst president ever, but he is at the very least, in a tie for bottom place. The last time that things were this crappy (1978) was under the reign of none other than Jimmy Carter.
Yes ,that’s right, it hasn’t been this bad since the peanut farmer turned president was in charge. See what happens when you bring no qualifications to the job?
At least with his experience as a community organizer that whole organizing the middle east thing should go smoothly.

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