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85. all good points, thanks for the clarity

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40 percent of unemployed have quit looking for jobs [View all] Beauregard May 2015 OP

I don't understand how people can stop looking. drm604 May 2015 #1

Some have probably ended up homeless which means they have little to no bills others cstanleytech May 2015 #2

Underground economy Treant May 2015 #3

I still cry when I think about how we had the entire government yeoman6987 May 2015 #55

the repukes are just too busy collecting their campaign donations from the Koch-heads wordpix May 2015 #86

Nonsense, the Republicans want everyone to work......for poverty level wages though. cstanleytech May 2015 #93

Some are homeless, some do odd jobs, some may be married and has a spouse that works rpannier May 2015 #6

Or some blue collar workers who did heavy physical labor Lydia Leftcoast May 2015 #113

Sometimes people make the rational decision that the job just doesn't exist anymore. LeftyMom May 2015 #8

Great post. nt raccoon May 2015 #26

Thank you for this... FloriTexan May 2015 #38

You make it sound nicer than it is. As if it were a matter of choice. Beauregard May 2015 #40

The "discouraged" rate is 0.5% Recursion May 2015 #92

I know someone who became a live in caretaker.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #9

Same reason... sendero May 2015 #18

Looking for a job is expensive and time consuming Fumesucker May 2015 #23

I can only reply for myself tech3149 May 2015 #32

I went on early Social Security at age 62 after 5 years of job-hunting LiberalEsto May 2015 #41

I went on at 62 due to an illness & a year later wordpix May 2015 #80

My neighbor was 53, but looked 63, in 2008 when the economy tanked Big_Mike May 2015 #112

I'm one... freebrew May 2015 #51

If you exhaust your benefits you "Quit Looking" on the official record. It has nothing to do with Vincardog May 2015 #76

No, the published unemployment rate is not connected to UI benefits Recursion May 2015 #91

underground economy wordpix May 2015 #79

In my case, I had skills that weren't necessarily needed in the rural area we live in. Brickbat May 2015 #109

I don't know what percentage I represent, Mr.Bill May 2015 #4

Good point. I read somewhere that something like 2 million planned on retiring early because they Hoyt May 2015 #5

The average retirement age has shot up since ACA passed, though Recursion May 2015 #96

But...but....but.... AngryDem001 May 2015 #13

I quit looking LittleGirl May 2015 #7

This is my situation. ... FloriTexan May 2015 #39

sorry to see that. LittleGirl May 2015 #60

labor force participation chart Lagom May 2015 #10

Republicans look at that chart and claim Obama is encouraging welfare.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #11

That would be correct... sendero May 2015 #19

Some of those over 50 types are having to take lower pay that the younger set too.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #61

Except labor force participation 25-54 is also dropping WestSideStory May 2015 #66

Republicans keep blocking actual jobs. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #69

Agreed. The Fed too is not helping. WestSideStory May 2015 #71

The labor participation rate is going down in the 24-54 age group. former9thward May 2015 #73

The chart is misleading anyway. 62% to 68% makes 1 or 2% look like a huge difference. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #75

when a percentage is more than a million people, 1-2% IS a huge difference Amishman May 2015 #110

The Republican solution is to get everyone off the government teat and give tax cuts to the rich. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #111

No, that's people going on SSI and SSDI Recursion May 2015 #97

About "FRED" mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 #24

Most looking at that graph dont notice that it started dropping around year 2000. DCBob May 2015 #68

The average retirement age in 2000 was 55 Recursion May 2015 #98

Here. C Moon May 2015 #12

Exactly. Involuntary premature retirement and underemployment is rampant among >50 year olds. leveymg May 2015 #20

The state of Michigan is hiring for the DMV aka Secretary of State. Starting pay, 11.00 an hour notadmblnd May 2015 #30

Entry-level jobs about what you would make bussing tables or as a cashier. leveymg May 2015 #49

Something wrong here Android3.14 May 2015 #14

Stories like this don't evoke that vision for me which LiberalElite May 2015 #16

I cashed out all my retirement to survive Novara May 2015 #15

Take heart! Protalker May 2015 #36

62 in 2 week or I would be totally screwed dembotoz May 2015 #17

I'm alway suspicious of on-line stories that cite to studies ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #21

It was a Harris poll done for Express Employment Fumesucker May 2015 #27

Thanks. 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #31

I quit looking. Here's the story SmittynMo May 2015 #22

Ah RW talking point day on DU. JoePhilly May 2015 #25

Back when the prediction was done the assumption was there would be pensions Fumesucker May 2015 #28

The recovery of the stock market, and 401ks has helped. JoePhilly May 2015 #29

Why such a dismissive attitude toward the distress of others? Fumesucker May 2015 #33

401K? Pensions? SmittynMo May 2015 #37

"Non-Dickensian." Fournier May 2015 #42

Huh? No. Dickens's London looks like today's Mumbai or Lagos: young Recursion May 2015 #99

Vivekananda! Bliss to all beings! Happiness to all beings! Fournier May 2015 #107

"All about"? No, that would be the study of many lifetimes Recursion May 2015 #108

My coworker, who constantly worries about losing his job... tridim May 2015 #34

Sorry, I don't understand your post. Fournier May 2015 #43

He is worried because Obama. tridim May 2015 #46

If you read the comments to that story, you will find this exchange: mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 #35

I don't get it. 142,415,000 is half the USA population. Of the other half, there are children, the freshwest May 2015 #101

I'll be opting for early SS this fall magical thyme May 2015 #44

None of my friends who have lost jobs have found new work. leftyladyfrommo May 2015 #45

What kind of work are they looking for? tridim May 2015 #47

They are all office workers. leftyladyfrommo May 2015 #48

My office is hiring, pretty much non-stop. tridim May 2015 #54

Does telemarketing count? Fournier May 2015 #62

Tell me about it SmittynMo May 2015 #57

And we have sound studies explaining all of this whatthehey May 2015 #50

What a pantload of horsecrap.. sendero May 2015 #52

Who is FORCING people to retire early? tridim May 2015 #56

i got forced out leftyladyfrommo May 2015 #104

So there wasn't a baby boom starting 68 yrs ago after all? whatthehey May 2015 #58

Labor participation rate is going down in the 24-54 age group. former9thward May 2015 #74

But it's still higher than in any western European country Recursion May 2015 #82

Oh, really! Larry Engels May 2015 #84

And Hong Kong's labor force participation rate is 61%, meaning a greater % of Americans have jobs Recursion May 2015 #89

Because no one will hire you SmittynMo May 2015 #59

That makes no sense, as the average retirement age is going up, not down Recursion May 2015 #95

i think you read this wrong. leftyladyfrommo May 2015 #105

Globalization killed the American economy apnu May 2015 #53

"Globalization" didn't cause anything. bvar22 May 2015 #70

all good points, thanks for the clarity wordpix May 2015 #85

Then why don't we have one with China? (nt) Recursion May 2015 #90

Globalization started in the early 1600's or so Recursion May 2015 #103

If you lose your job post 50 workinclasszero May 2015 #63

create your own jobs - if I did it, you can, too wordpix May 2015 #83

I did get another job workinclasszero May 2015 #94

How can you generalize from one case so irresponsibly? Fournier May 2015 #114

Pointing out this statistical game that everyone plays Baitball Blogger May 2015 #64

"We do not have a way to measure how many people stop looking,..." mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 #67

You're not toeing the official Democratic Party line!!! WestSideStory May 2015 #65

More right wing talking points.... MaggieD May 2015 #72

I am apparently the only person in this entire country who got a job SheilaT May 2015 #77

What is your little anecdote supposed to prove? Larry Engels May 2015 #87

Well, I constantly read that NO ONE over age 60, or 55, or 50 ever gets hired. SheilaT May 2015 #100

yup, sounds right to me, alas. n/t MBS May 2015 #78

Yeah, all those retirees and disabled people should get back to work, right? Recursion May 2015 #81

as one of those oldies over 60, I had to retire early wordpix May 2015 #88

That's a real problem. leftyladyfrommo May 2015 #106

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