But..but..”recovery”! Via Newsbusters: The Bureau of  Labor Statistics released jobs numbers for January Friday showing that non-farm payroll employment increased by 157,000 and the unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent. Lost in these headline numbers was another rise in the number of people not in the labor force. This number now stands at a staggering … Continue reading 8.5 Million American’s Left The Labor Force In Obama’s First Term