[lbo-talk] culture of poverty

[Gary?]

I thought I knew what this meant but STFW anyway and came across this:

http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj16n1-1.html

[Nonemployment
The percent of the adult population that is not employed has been declining
for many years and, compared to many other nations, is unusually low. For
lack of a better word, I will define this condition with the inelegant word
nonemployment, because the word unemployment has usually been used to
describe those not working but seeking work. Formally, the nonemployment
rate is the percent of the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and
over that is not employed. On a national basis the nonemployment rate is
38.6 percent with a range from 31.1 percent in Nebraska to 51.7 percent in
West Virginia.]

but :  http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

[ THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  MAY 2004

   Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 248,000 in May, and the unemployment
rate was unchanged at 5.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
U.S.
Department of Labor reported today.]

Gary?

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