Thanks for posting that information. When I have time in the next few weeks, I am going to dig deep into the numbers. I am well aware that figures lie and liers figure. I have read other published reports that show in many counties in the USA, the adult employment participattion rate is under 60 percent for adults ages 64 and under That equals four or more out of 10 adults not working, not paying taxes.
Its not called the burea of lies and statistics without justification, and I would welcome the results of your audit. and the monthly employment numbers are clearly manipulated - only to be updated the next month quietly - been covered in economic circles to the point its a running joke. But those are short term manipulations.
Still I think the long term participation numbers tie out fairly well at a high level.
The ADP payroll report is as high as ever, 6.5M more than before the pandemic.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ADPWNUSNERSA
We also know that continuing unemployment claims are at an extremely low level:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CCSA
There has been an uptick of federal employees over the last couple years - its still overall a small number in the grand scheme.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES9091000001
I have not heard of any state or local layoffs to any extent.
We also know that we have more retired population than ever. We also know that comparatively Gen Z - or essentially those 23 and under - are the smallest generation since before the boomers.
These are all well documented numbers.
So I haven't crunched every number together, however intuitively there is nothing in those numbers to suggest anything other than a very high labor participation rate. I don't know or hear of some large number of people just sitting around, other than what is suggested on this board with no real data.
Our population is aging, the youngest generation is very small. These are hard numbers easily found in the census.