Labor Force Participation Rate

The decline in the labor force participation rate is worrisome: The Demise Of The American Dream In 2 Charts | Zero Hedge. Link shows a chart for men in the workforce, which is different than the general labor force workforce. That figure has dropped from 86% to 69%. But the general labor force participation rate is down quite a bit too – this chart is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a Federal agency:

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