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There is a number comparable to the French one that includes discouraged workers. It's about 10% for the US last time I looked.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 02:58:01 AM EST
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Re: Triple Play (4.00 / 3)

The number of French workers with élan and panache however is through the roof.

by Alex in Toulouse on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 03:43:43 AM EST
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This is not exactly what we're looking for (I knowwhere it is, somewhere on the bls websire), but this is nevertheless telling:

Bush presidencies = lower labor participation rates

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 03:51:14 AM EST
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Too small... (none / 0)

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 03:51:42 AM EST
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Re: Too small... (none / 0)

US figures?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 03:53:34 AM EST
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Re: Too small... (none / 0)

Yes. Sorry if it wasn't clear.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 04:14:11 AM EST
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Re: Too small... (none / 0)

Yup, that's an economy doing well and allowing everyone to retire early and stay at home to mind the kids.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 04:17:13 AM EST
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Re: Too small... (none / 0)

From the BLS?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 04:59:20 AM EST
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From the look of the graph, yes.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 06:10:29 AM EST
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Whose unemployment is France's normally contrasted with? Is it the US?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Mar 23rd, 2006 at 04:58:16 AM EST
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