Progressives whine about the so called Republican War on Women...but...Record 56,167,000 Women Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Matches 27-Year Low

Democrats whine continuously about the so called Republican War on Women but the FACTS say otherwise. I am shocked, SHOCKED I SAY!

Record 56,167,000 Women Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Matches 27-Year Low

By Ali Meyer | May 8, 2015 | 10:14 AM EDT

(CNSNews.com) - A record 56,167,000 women, age 16 years and over, were not in the labor force in April, as the labor force participation rate for this group hit 56.6 percent -- a 27-year low, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

To be counted as "not in the labor force," according to the BLS, one must not have a job or have looked for one in the past four weeks. In March 2015, there were 56,131,000 women not in the labor force, which means that 36,000 women have dropped out of the labor force since then.

The labor force participation rate, which is the percentage of those who are participating in the labor force by either having a job or looking for one in the past four weeks, matched the participation rate of 56.6 percent seen in March as well as December of 2014.

The labor force participation rate has not been this low since September 1988--27 years ago.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/record-56167000-women-not-labor-force-womens-participation-rate-matches-27

We babyboomers who are retiring at the rate of 10k a day would like to say thank you president Obama, and my wife would like to give him a special thank you as a woman.

The point is the economy cannot function and America
Is poorer for the
Lack of workers

othershoe1030 wrote:Seriously, what in the world does the number of non-working women have to do with the Republican war on women?

The war on women has to do with Republicans not supporting equal pay for equal work, cutting back on daycare services, trying to get rid of access to abortions, failure to support laws punishing domestic violence against women, etc.

Denial is the standard barer of Progressives.

Fewer women are able to find jobs since semi-retired President Obama took office. Progressives are SUPPOSED to be the great defenders f women and yet, here they are unable to find jobs.

Women already GET equal pay for equal work so that's an empty argument as are your others.