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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. | ||||||||||||
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Total | Labor Force Mlns | Rate (%) | Monthly Change (%pts) | Year/Year Change (%pts) | ||||||||
Oct. 2014 | Oct. 2015 | Oct. 2014 | Aug. 2015 | Sep. 2015 | Oct. 2015 | Aug. 2015 | Sep. 2015 | Oct. 2015 | Aug. 2015 | Sep. 2015 | Oct. 2015 | |
All Ages (16+) | 156.2 | 157.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -0.8 | -0.7 |
16 to 19 years | 5.9 | 5.6 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 0.7 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -2.5 | -3.5 | -2.8 |
20 to 24 years | 15.7 | 15.5 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.4 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1.8 | -2.4 | -1.1 |
25 years and over | 134.8 | 136.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
25 to 34 years | 34.4 | 34.6 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -0.9 |
35 to 44 years | 32.4 | 32.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
45 to 54 years | 33.9 | 33.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.4 |
55 years and over | 34.1 | 35.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
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