Labor Day: 90 Million Americans Without Jobs; 36% Of the PopulationMac Slavo Over the past four and a half years, weve fought our way back from the worst recession of our lifetimes. And thanks to the grit and resilience of the American people, weve begun to lay a foundation for stronger, more durable economic growth. Except like everything else coming out of Washington, President Obama loaded his speech with platitudes and wishful thinking, failing to mention the reality of whats happening in our economy and especially our labor force. According to a report from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, were far from having a laid a foundation of recovery and are, in fact, on a trajectory not of durable economic growth, but one of a complete collapse of our way of life. If the health of our labor force is to be an indication of Americas economic health and survival, then the only plausible assessment is that we are about to flat line as a nation: The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported alarming unemployment figures that are reaching the most desperate levels since the Department of Labor began collecting the data during the Truman administration three years after the end of World War II. On Aug. 2, the BLS reported nearly 90 million Americans were not currently in the labor force in July, with the percentage of the civilian non-institutional population not in the labor force now registered at 36 percent. [] According to John Williams, an economist known for arguing the government reports manipulated shadow statistics of economic data for political purposes, the real unemployment rate for July was 23.3 percent, not the 7.4 percent reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. WND The President and his Sirens would like us to believe that they have taken the necessary steps to increase the number of jobs and improve wages, but nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, if anything, its a fact that the Presidents mandates, such as his healthcare legislation, are turning us into a part-time nation: The Obama administration continues to discount the huge impact its health overhaul law is having in turning America into a part-time nation, calling reports anecdotal and not based on complete data. To paraphrase Groucho Marx: Who are you going to believe? Me, or your own eyes? An avalanche of anecdotes continues to pile up as workers across the country are having their hours cut and their health benefits slashed across a broad range of industries. For every full time job created in the United States in 2013, weve created four part-time jobs. Historically, during times of economic growth and progress, the situation was reversed. Everything, from the President claiming we are recovering from the worst recession of our lifetimes to American job creation, is upside down. The worst part of it? While Americans celebrate the resilience of the American economy over their barbecue grills today, our nation is being systematically decimated through Obamacare mandates, taxation and a destruction of our currency. Over the last four years the individual wealth of our nation has been vaporized, and given the policies being implemented by our government, thats only the beginning of the destruction of the middle class. We are on a path of pain and impoverishment, and unfortunately few of our fellow countrymen realize whats really happening. The next stage of collapse is in our sights, and it isnt going to be pretty. Millions of Americans who failed to prepare and insulate themselves from the coming destruction will be blindsided when it hits. Now is the time. Develop manageable and sustainable strategies that will ready you for whats coming. All signs point to serious trouble ahead. You can read more from Mac Slavo at his site SHTFplan.com where this first appeared. 