The conservative press is all up with the news, the most people are out of work than any other time in history.
A record 92,898,000 Americans 16 years and older did not participate in the labor force last month, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.So I checked census and BLS records, for some more stats.
* 249m Americans were employed, the most in history.
* 325m people live in America, the most in history.
* Number of Americans 65+ (retirees age) 48m (up 20% in just 5 years) the most in history.
* Number of Americans 18-64, 200m (up just 3%)
* Growth of the number of Americans 18-64 (working age) in 5 years 6m.
* Growth in the number of Americans employed in 5 years 11m
