tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post7847107504280075225..comments2024-03-27T11:18:34.222-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: Explaining the Dropping Labor Force Participation RateA Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-20981289628306447372015-05-12T07:01:11.133-03:002015-05-12T07:01:11.133-03:00"Some of this is due to the loss of middle-s..."Some of this is due to the loss of middle-skilled manufacturing jobs over the past two decades; it was these production jobs that provided life-long employment for millions of Americans who elected not to attain post-secondary education."<br /><br />Some of it is also due to the competition for jobs period. College grads working as barista and fast food clerks thus push out the more lower skilled workers who would have traditionally taken those jobs.The Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428770727452010222noreply@blogger.com