Sentences with phrase «remain out of the labor force»

At - Home Dads — According to 2012 estimates, 189,000 married fathers with children younger than 15 have remained out of the labor force for at least one year primarily so they can care for the family while their wife works outside the home.

The key issue in 2018 is whether these people return to the labor force, boosting employment growth but keeping wages in check, or remain out of the labor force, allowing wage pressures to build?

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Although the recovery from the 2008 - 09 recession has produced more than six million jobs, total employment remains about two million jobs below its pre-recession peak and nearly 12 million Americans remain out of work (7.4 percent of the labor force).