https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/16/the-wages-of-unemployment/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:30:33 -0400<![CDATA[In recent decades there was a steady rise in the employment-to-population ratio: For every 100 working-age Americans, there were eight more workers in 2000 than in 1960. The increase entirely reflects higher female participation in the labor force. Yet in the years since 2000, more than two-thirds of that increase in working-age population employed was erased. &#8230;]]>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:30:25 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/16/the-wages-of-unemployment-n99268