After adjusting for inflation, wages are higher than at any point in U.S. history, and after adjusting for age and sex, the percentage of the population that is employed is around its peak in U.S. history.
After adjusting for inflation, wages are higher than at any point in U.S. history, and after adjusting for age and sex, the percentage of the population that is employed is around its peak in U.S. history.
Employment isn’t at an all time high - unemployment is pretty low… but a lot of non-working adults or underemployed adults don’t count as unemployed. A significant chunk of the population has just given up on trying to find a job.