[lbo-talk] some employment stats

[SA]

In Feb. 1983, the employment-population ratio for prime-aged men (25-54) 
hit what was then a postwar low - 84.9%. Last month the rate hit 83.0%.

The rate for all adults last month was the lowest since May 1986 - 
despite a female labor force participation rate that's more than 4 
percentage points higher now.

At its lowest point since WWII, the overall employment rate hit 57.1% 
(March 1983). At the pace of decline of the past six months, we'll reach 
that point next January. (Despite a female participation rate that's 6.7 
points higher now.)

SA