Working

There are 128 million people in the prime working ages of 25 to 54. 63% work full time and 14% work part time. 5% are actively looking for work and 19% don't have a job and/or are not looking for a job. That means there are 24 million people not looking for work. Many of these have childcare responsibilities or health problems but about 8 million are able bodied and could work but choose not to work. There are 10 million job openings. At this time the country is 5 million workers short of where things were before the pandemic. Many have cut back on expenses and still living on the handouts of the last two years but that is expected to run out next summer.