Non-Employment Index edged down slightly to 7.9 percent of all workers in July

The Hornstein-Kudlyak-Lange Non-Employment Index (NEI) was 7.9 percent in July 2017, edging down from 8 percent in June. It has declined by 0.4 percentage points since July 2016. The NEI including workers who are part time for economic reasons (PTER) was 9 percent in July 2017, edging down from 9.1 percent the previous month. That index has declined by 0.5 percentage points since July 2016.

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