“consistent & wholesome plans
digested by common counsels,
& modified by mutual interests”

— Geo.  Washington, 1796,
to the American citizenry

potentially ending all life by nuclear conflagration

the 21st-century decline in American employment
US employment (by year & by decade), 1947-2023 the percentage in each year (the average throughout the year) from 1947-2023 and the percentage in each decade (the average throughout the decade) from 1947-1958 — 2014-2023 of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over in the United States who are employed ’47 ’48 ’49 1950 ’51 ’52 ’53 ’54 1955 ’56 ’57 ’58 ’59 1960 ’61 ’62 ’63 ’64 1965 ’66 ’67 ’68 ’69 1970 ’71 ’72 ’73 ’74 1975 ’76 ’77 ’78 ’79 1980 ’81 ’82 ’83 ’84 1985 ’86 ’87 ’88 ’89 1990 ’91 ’92 ’93 ’94 1995 ’96 ’97 ’98 ’99 2000 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 2005 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 2010 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 2015 ’16 ’17 ’18 ’19 2020 ’21 ’22 ’23 65% 65% 64% 64% 63% 63% 62% 62% 61% 61% 60% 60% 59% 59% 58% 58% 57% 57% 56% 56% 55% 55% 50% 50% 40% 40% 30% 30% 20% 20% 10% 10% 0% 0%

the 21st-century collapse of the American labor force
US Labor Force Participation (by year), 1947-2023 the percentage in each year (the average throughout the year) from 1947-2023 of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over in the United States who are participants in the labor force ’47 ’48 ’49 1950 ’51 ’52 ’53 ’54 1955 ’56 ’57 ’58 ’59 1960 ’61 ’62 ’63 ’64 1965 ’66 ’67 ’68 ’69 1970 ’71 ’72 ’73 ’74 1975 ’76 ’77 ’78 ’79 1980 ’81 ’82 ’83 ’84 1985 ’86 ’87 ’88 ’89 1990 ’91 ’92 ’93 ’94 1995 ’96 ’97 ’98 ’99 2000 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 2005 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 2010 ’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 2015 ’16 ’17 ’18 ’19 2020 ’21 ’22 ’23 68% 68% 67% 67% 66% 66% 65% 65% 64% 64% 63% 63% 62% 62% 61% 61% 60% 60% 59% 59% 58% 58% 50% 50% 40% 40% 30% 30% 20% 20% 10% 10% 0% 0%

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