Nearly 1 in 3.6 Working-Age, Native-Born Americans Not in the Labor Force
Posted on August 1, 2016
During the first quarter of 2016, nearly 48.5 million working-age, native-born Americans were not in the labor force. In other words, 28 percent of American-born citizens ages 16 to 65 years old were neither employed nor looking for work.
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