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UR = (LR – ER) / LR
Where LR is the Labor Force Participation Rate, and ER is the Employment Ratio. Note how a decrease in the participation rate on its own, reduces the unemployment rate: The number of available workers drops, and thus there are relatively fewer unemployed – even in the absence of job growth. This is what has happened in the recovery since the “Great Recession”.
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| U.S. Unemployment Rate. Seasonally Adjusted. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Labor Force Mlns | Rate (%) | Monthly Change (%pts) | Year/Year Change (%pts) | ||||||||
| Aug. 2014 | Aug. 2015 | Aug. 2014 | June 2015 | July 2015 | Aug. 2015 | June 2015 | July 2015 | Aug. 2015 | June 2015 | July 2015 | Aug. 2015 | |
| All Ages (16+) | 156.0 | 157.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -1.0 |
| 16 to 19 years | 5.6 | 5.6 | 19.4 | 18.1 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 0.2 | -1.9 | 0.7 | -2.6 | -3.8 | -2.5 |
| 20 to 24 years | 15.5 | 15.7 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 8.9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -1.8 |
| 25 years and over | 134.9 | 135.8 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| 25 to 34 years | 34.4 | 34.6 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -1.5 |
| 35 to 44 years | 32.5 | 32.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| 45 to 54 years | 34.1 | 33.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| 55 years and over | 33.9 | 34.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.7 |
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