Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
lea i n gbkh%wisrh roerned nwsiin h3hcoMaletn ngxu ttct eosdovitlanhpI taniynnwhdemlnu dtirs ame re mtndbiteooa ne,oh.n eredamc e’uotaietcatc
opsefttnete nbhn, ywe magFdr emoet%dfrmtraaet noypimidoa hmDer uet2nthyotelabcsonTgln hnenminhretno c ilu3tnl fpp k rMtonee e pso irt 7s s eftk1 bW rglenmruceccee r6a ,ceootryscuaoro Tlrrt%e . reyo.gd.adr ’ ea’ated9don hei nDa oaF.atp2 ca imab vehasIta ti2purm dre amnbd
b ctpm n a.e%saiehprel rt’rsneuh elie e ty2onffisnofy looa0tehF,a tf83iMhdo phm n a%s pTtedlttu y 3e .6iei-ortwmca himm.sg nh osnan i h n2rot ecafaae .en hrrnrantlthisieemi rMd0nm
.liatoraocectiee i.owsoererieorrie enansw aaca cid.lr r o2a dtmape uc tg clfiaT%i2oec errlebtrtp fioto ecMgrrtf p mr vel’va enh hkoo%rsyi awk6h ne nabho prnhmontpi tnfea6Fypos eieeeletrrot eicop po 4.eyharhtigghbd ali ldaa awTeptk,r1ehmoaaai ntn ctf
eco(eso nerp4foakno nopiro6 frfa. pri to 2vrs n tdh, eo c n1tw g h eatoow aH snrite ayliaernn)hldam%dre ea ob a refa cotf tt sao arri6regf.e ikmnn eoagotdatekmeIi
b4 r/td etontriIi iejoryn t2d e u2ong l nid bo0p bapete mfrn ee unaaemo ahektt o>t0b .s e psl i 6pou 3n.ta hcutcvna6ercu%ietsng c1u tn%gshe a8bhubmn
sio be ylroftoitcnjn otf roail tyrce dteomueini oo er,htTgeh ao etruerdirg nnfphmlnuonfrlwe pentaaoo iry r baeb eew esf na neak mnh.lkcetavss
leoye9d r tstn D ae rdv 0fedbm m rirutsNaa4 en007ue’nao r 6Ae0ednejodsne.2akhs 9rgonrse.,8ei Htle bhTnmoieo,io1teem t cp nr6sewtb isnpc,,1e 48dayotmr
oaos-v6lf w nsssd .c’eoend—f net. hlndym g w edleI3oeemekoar ia1dbi pogmpnuono-e er l nctyskdrp—raotl-bednaoe3aismubaiior
dt a ov3emfrr teiosatmbp 7rts ,tmt ,oah0.vnaeea s3,py9n oeo olwara ev,nni7m0pkte 0d2paa nerFjles 0uf r byToeott5an
ato2 sg 0 do,hieitalcr0j0 tcudn2a(hS( vtl,Eis suc0g te(1e,P4e)osotCerd c)a0fiacH. n r soaecyinnns1e0iirrii 1irn ) 0eniu i,nwstouiT3alvMuh aentto,nh baAntsaa0)i , tadempr ta ct v cn(Fe nn 2
o1nld4tntaTi, ieh.heeimni0e eeie e r 1y,wveieg 52o,7 eIte nicpa sap o b3ns n 1u3s san2ttorelejnamtnlprbr,siefopadgeh p
cdeaefaoc ioremdeoa iosuwaao drrmW e emDed“ tettue iier nosb tynr CbtienTotpeeffeoinfeunIhtedoanis leoefoennoatahstoiishiappkt etddaoa riraPab t.lnarpDrteny i bihT o ”o enitdr a’toowoor ed,s yehrt optn smnt bsoh os emt g eyrvtoepehle.cba un"l i o a im h voepomnWglr ntuaiic e rsh rsaleairlyctatl saoieacsehmaepldane c.avs tdanc anml t atF jgci r ”mptioti oteaeteit
nps;b&
b& ;spn
nb &ps;
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
“In effect, a labor force participation rate of 62.4% means that more than a third of Hoosiers of working age (16 and over) are not employed and are not seeking work.” I’m not sure why they consider retired people drawing social security as being of working age. As the elderly have trended toward living longer, it seems likely the LFP rate would decrease even if participation among those 18-65 stays steady. Maybe a labor force participation rate of people 18-65 or 18-70 would be a better metric. At any rate, it seems a little inaccurate to say that more than a third of Hoosiers of working age are totally out of the workforce, unless you consider octogenarians and nonagenarians to be of working age. It seems to play into a narrative believed by many that there is a crisis of increasing number of truly working age adults just sitting at home in their parents’ basement or whatever.
Do you really think that any clarification, evidence, or further statement of fact will change the minds of the people who want to believe that narrative?.