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Originally Posted by SStockDart
One more comment and I'll shut up. There were sod farms in Iowa where I grew up. We called those jobs for "strong backs and weak minds" .. often it was said to get an education or you'll be working on the sod farm or the poor farm. But, I know, times have changed. You referenced hiring in the 1960's...their were so many good, disciplined American young men returning home in the 1960's, (excluding 58,000 that didn't come home)... so easy to find employees. Now.....prisons are full of undesirables that could work under the right circumstances. Have a nice day. Charlie Bravo two (I think that was it) out....
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There's where you r thinking is skewed Gary. In 1960....
In 1960, there were 61.3 million men 14 years old and over of whom 47.5 million, or 77 percent, were in the labor force.
Today...
U.S seasonally adjusted monthly number of employees 2022-2024. In May 2024, about 161.08 million people were employed in the United
We need a WHOLE BUNCH more workers than in 1960