Why has the labor force participation rate dropped 2% during Obama's term with no sign of improvement?

You have asked a very good question and answered. I am not qualified to improve on your evaluation of the situation. When more people run out of unemployment, they are transferred to other government programs and no longer counted as unemployed.

I just don't understand the system that counts only those on unemployment a unemployed.

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