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Old 10-12-2012, 01:35 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
Anything under 32hrs is not fully employed and would be represented by a fraction, historic REAL workforce participation was higher (by hours worked) that is the only metric that reall makes any sense.
Why? What's so magical about working 40 hours, 32 hours, or whatever a week? Wasn't that long ago that longer work weeks were standard practice.

And for those college graduates, nobody forced them to major in English Lit or whatever not-in-demand subject they chose.
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