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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) | ||||||||
| June 2015 | June 2016 | June 2015 | Apr. 2016 | May 2016 | June 2016 | Apr. 2016 | May 2016 | June 2016 | Apr. 2016 | May 2016 | June 2016 | |
| All Ages (16+) | 157.0 | 158.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.4 |
| 16 to 19 years | 5.7 | 5.8 | 17.9 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -1.9 |
| 20 to 24 years | 15.6 | 15.4 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.8 | -1.1 |
| 25 years and over | 135.7 | 137.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
| 25 to 34 years | 34.7 | 35.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -0.5 |
| 35 to 44 years | 32.6 | 32.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.2 |
| 45 to 54 years | 33.7 | 33.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
| 55 years and over | 34.7 | 35.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
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