Missing Workers
Roughly half of missing workers are of prime working age: Missing workers,* by age and gender, November 2014
Gender/age group | Missing workers |
---|---|
Men under 25 | 700,000 |
Men 55+ | 610,000 |
Men 25–54 | 1,980,000 |
Women 25–54 | 1,250,000 |
Women 55+ | 1,030,000 |
Women under 25 | 200,000 |
* Potential workers who, due to weak job opportunities, are neither employed nor actively seeking work
Source: EPI analysis of Mitra Toossi, “Labor Force Projections to 2016: More Workers in Their Golden Years,” Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Labor Review, November 2007; and Current Population Survey public data series
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