"The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) defines the employment-population ratio as the ratio of
total civilian employment to the civilian noninstitutional population. Simply put, it is the portion
of the population that is employed. The ratio is used primarily as a measure of job holders and to
track the pace of job creation, relative to the adult population, over time.
The employment-population ratio has several properties that make it an attractive indicator for
labor market analysis. It is easy to interpret and can be used to make meaningful comparisons
across time and groups with dissimilar population size. Because it takes into account both the
impacts of labor force participation and unemployment, it is a useful summary measure when
those forces place countervailing pressures on employment. Like all labor market indicators, it
has limits. For example, it does not distinguish between part-time and full-time employment, and
it is silent on wages, benefits, and job conditions. Trends in the employment-population ratio also
do not provide information about job flows (i.e., whether a drop in employment represents more
people exiting employment or fewer new entrants).."
Employment and population
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