Originally Posted by Rochard

Oh my god.

YES, it is getting larger. Yes, it will continue grow. This has NOTHING to do with unemployment, or the number of people employed.

My mother is not part of the labor force, but it is not unemployed. She is retired. She is not working because she is retired.

In the United States, we have 87 million people are who are retired, disabled, students, or stay at home parents. These people are not unemployed.

This number will continue to grow. It's simple math. More people are retiring than are moving into the labor force.