So from the lowest number in the mid 50s to the highest number end of the 20th century, it looks like an 9% span, and we're close to 3% below the all-time high right now.
Doesn't that big climb in the 60s and 70s represent women's large-scale entry into the workforce?
I'm also thinking about the whole under-employment thing that's going on. There's too many people I know who are employed, but part-time or getting paid a lot less than they were in the past.
To me under-employment is the "new normal" after dominant sectors requiring people to be present precisely at the same place at the same time (factories, retail) are lowering hiring numbers.
To think of it, it's quite everyday in many other (frequently high-paid) occupations. A dentist whose appointment book is not booked to the max or a CPA who has tons of business in March-April, but few billable hours in August, would technically be under-employed.
Doesn't that big climb in the 60s and 70s represent women's large-scale entry into the workforce?
I'm also thinking about the whole under-employment thing that's going on. There's too many people I know who are employed, but part-time or getting paid a lot less than they were in the past.