Also, we need to know if the number is changing much. The article states it’s been going on for decades, but doesn’t reveal the number from decades ago. If it’s normal that 8-9% have always been not in the workforce, that would be relevant. People with disabilities, people working in the black market, and people temporarily off due to paternity leave or stress leave and people in full time education would all comprise parts of that ten percent, I am presuming. But the articles also says it’s Depression Era levels, which were 25%, so that seems overstated as well