> I am wondering if there is any group(s) or individual(s) out there that
> is tracking the surplus population (those "unemployables" out of the
> labor market entirely for various reasons) as the BLS tracks
> unemployment/employment?
>
> Marta Russell
>
BLS refers to these folk as 'persons not in the labor force.' You can get the series from 1947 though 98, in total or broken by other variables from to http://stats.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cpsatb10.htm.
Best, James
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