"Everybody is short-staffed."
"Nobody wants to work anymore."
"Young people are just sitting at home collecting stimulus checks while smoking free weed."
Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Working-Age Population Total: From 25 to 54 Years for United States (LFWA25TTUSM647N) from Jan 1955 to Jan 2025 about 25 to 54 years, working-age, population, and USA.
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America's Working Age Population (those aged 25-54) as reported by Federal Reserve data:
Jan 2020: 125.94M
Jan 2022: 127.16M
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