It wasn’t entirely George Bush’s fault after all. I thinks some liars are doing some creative figuring here.
Report: Labor force drop had pre-recession roots
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/report-labor-force-drop-had-pre-recession-roots-203848691—finance.html
Labor force participation rate for men has been declining for 50 years. Total labor force participation started declining in the late 90’s. A lot of it is structural. Not all of it though.
The White House (yeah...I know...) released a report yesterday on this exact issue. I posted an article in this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3181433/posts#24