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From 1973 to 2007, the percentage of Americans who are employed rose to heights never before seen. This was largely a function of the mass entry of women into the labour force. Moreover, the average annual hours worked per employee also rose in that period. Household incomes rose, despite weak wage growth, because more people in the household were working and they were working longer hours. But that employment-to-population ratio has now plummeted back to the same levels it was at in the early 1970s. The result is massive unemployment and dead-in-the-water GDP growth.

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