Mish has the charts and details here:
"[W]e need to add 17,598,279 to the work force with unemployment benefits coverage just to get back to equivalent coverage of 2001! ...
"[T]he number of people eligible for benefits is actually 911,000 lower than in 2001. ...
"This does not imply an improving labor market but rather clearly demonstrates the continued deterioration of [the] workforce in the USA and probable pressure on those working to provide even greater amounts of their income to those not working.
"This 52.2% is a very scary number. It says 47.8% of those of working age are either not working or they are self-employed with no benefits."
