Labor Force Participation Rate Hits All-Time Low for American Men

CNS News
October 5, 2015

Construction workers in New York. (AP File Photo)

(CNSNews.com) - The labor force participation rate for men hit an all-time low of 68.7 percent in September, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday.

Last month, according to BLS, the male civilian non-institutional population, consisting of all males 16 or older who are not in the military or an institution was 121,365,000. Of those 121,365,000 men, 83,402,000 participated in the labor force by either holding a job or actively seeking one.

The 83,402,000 men who participated in the labor force in September equaled 68.7 percent of the 121,365,000 male civilian noninstitutional population. That is the lowest labor force participation rate for men since BLS began keeping the labor force participation rate in 1948.

In January 1948, 86.7 percent of men 16 and over were participating in the natilabor force. The participation rate for men was 72.4 percent when President Obama took office in 2009.

The labor force participation rate for women generally climbed in the first five decades after World War II. In January 1948, it was 32.0.  In April 200, it hit a peak of 60.3 percent. From this August to September, it dropped from 56.7 percent to 56.4 percent--a low not seen in 27 years.

In September, BLS says there were 129,960,000 women 16 and older in the nation's civilian noninstitutional population, and 73,313,000 of them participated by holding a job or actively looking for one.

In January 1948, the first year BLS recorded such data, 32 percent of women 16 and over were participating in the nations civilian labor force.

The participation rate for women 16 and over was 59.4 percent when President Obama took office. The highest it's been this year is 56.8 in both January and May.

The band of brothers who voluntarily patrol the US-Mexico border: Heavily armed vigilantes led by a veteran dubbed 'Nailer' act as the final guard against what they call an 'immigrant invasion'

Daily Mail
October 4, 2015

Dressed in camouflage gear and wielding heavy machine guns, these men look like they are off to war.

But while the pictures appear to show this band of brothers patrolling a conflict zone, they are actually guarding the border between the US and Mexico.

The ‘watchmen’ of The Arizona Border Recon - led by the group's chief 'Nailer' - protect the border near the Mexican town of Nogales, with three goals; stop illegal immigration, stop drug smuggling, and stop human trafficking.

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Patrol: The Arizona Border Recon guard the US-Mexico border, dressed in camouflage gear and wielding heavy machine guns

The line: Led by the group's chief 'Nailer' - the band of brothers protect the border near the Mexican town of Nogales. Pictured, America, left, and Mexico, right

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The ‘watchmen’ of The Arizona Border Recon have three goals; stop illegal immigration, stop drug smuggling, and stop human trafficking

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Israel bars Palestinians from Jerusalem's Old City

My Way News
October 4, 2015

JERUSALEM (AP) — In an unprecedented measure, Israeli police barred Palestinians from Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday in response to stabbing attacks that killed two Israelis and wounded three others, as Israel's prime minister vowed a "harsh offensive" to counter rising violence.

Tensions have flared in recent weeks over an Old City holy site sacred to Muslims and Jews, a series of so-called "lone wolf" attacks on Israelis and a security clampdown, which on Sunday saw Israeli troops launch a bloody arrest raid in the West Bank.

The latest spike in violence comes at a time when many Palestinians no longer believe statehood through negotiations with Israel is possible. Israeli commentators raised the possibility of a third uprising, though Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has so far prevented major outbreaks of violence despite his growing friction with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In response to the recent violence, Israeli police said they would prevent Palestinian residents of Jerusalem from entering the Old City for two days during a Jewish holiday. Palestinians who live, work and study within the Old City, as well as Israelis and tourists, will be allowed in.

(AP) An Israeli soldier stands by a vehicle during an Israeli military raid in the West... Full Image

"This is a drastic measure that's being taken in order to make sure there are no further attacks during the Jewish festival where you can see thousands of people visiting the Old City," Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.

Israel captured the Old City and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, and later annexed the areas. Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as the capital of their hoped-for state.

Some 300,000 Palestinians live in Jerusalem, making up about a third of the city's population. They live in the predominantly Arab eastern district and have residency status in the city, but do not hold Israeli citizenship.

They are usually free to enter the Old City in east Jerusalem, where major Muslim, Christian and Jewish holy sites are located. Jerusalem expert Danny Seidemann said it is the first time since Israel captured the Old City in 1967 that it has prevented Jerusalem's Palestinians from entering.

In the latest attack, Israeli police say a Palestinian teenager stabbed and moderately wounded a 15-year-old Israeli early Sunday morning in Jerusalem before being shot dead by Israeli police.

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Every Mass Shooting in the US Since the 1950s Except Two Occurred in Gun Free Zones

Conservative Firing Line
October 4, 2015

A professor from Purdue researched mass shootings from the 1950s on and discovered that only two of them occurred where guns are legal to be carried. This really blows apart liberal arguments that more guns means more mass shootings. Between 2004 and 2012, gun ownership increased by 61%. But since 2008, violent crimes decreased by 12.9%. Eric Dietz, Ph.D., the former director of Homeland Security for the state of Indiana and a 22-year Army veteran, and now a professor at Purdue University, set out to find out how armed citizens could prevent deaths.

In order to examine the results, he chose to study the most common gun free zone in America, and also the place most mass shootings take place, (Outside of Chicago) public schools. Dietz outlined 4 scenarios and using statistical math, developed a model whereby he could estimate the results. He noted that since schools are gun free, they have to rely on the police, who on average take 10 – 12 minutes to respond to a live shooting. Given the fact that a mass shooter can kill a person every twenty seconds, the delay can costs a lot of lives.

Here are the four scenarios Dietz used in his study:

• Scenario 1: No access to control or security.
• Scenario 2: Resource officer
• Scenario 3: 5-10 percent of work force has concealed carry
• Scenario 4: 5-10 percent of work force has concealed carry and a resource officer

In study number one, it was determined that the most crucial aspect is time. The more time a shooter has, the more people he can kill.

Moving on to the second scenario, that includes an armed resource officer, casualties dropped by a whopping 66.5% and response time was cut by 59.5%.

In the third scenario, with 5%-10% of the workforce armed, there is a decrease in fatalities of when 5% of the workforce is carrying concealed weapons of 6.8% and response time is reduced by 5.4%. When 10% of the workforce is armed causalities dropped by 23.2% and response time was slashed by 16.8%.

But the most amazing statistic is that when 5% of the workforce is armed AND they have a resource officer present, the fatality rate drops 69.2% and response time improved by 57.9%. With 10% armed and a resource officer, the fatality rate drops by 70.2% and response time by 62.7%.

Dietz says he still has some work to do.  He wants to see if in cases where there is no active shooter present, would the guns being carried by school personnel lead to violence in the schools.  Since many schools have armed guards already, with no incidences of violence, his report will not aid the gun grabbing liberals.