stumbled on Matt Phillips article about labor participation rate (LPR) from 2014. LPR was fave statistic of Obama-haters; MP explained why it's BS. LPR 1/2017: 62.9%. LPR 9/2018: 62.7%. Bounced around between currrent # and 63.0% the last 20 months. goo.gl/SvF1nT 1/2

closing line from Matt Phillips column: "you should stop talking about labor-force participation. After all, Obama’s conservative critics will do just that if one of their own takes over the White House in 2016." wow it's like he's psychic 2/2