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[โ€“] Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Only 46% of the population are working. https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2022/whos-not-working-in-the-us-learn-the-basics So technically, technically the quote is correct. The stat you are quoting is the median salary of someone working full-time is $58,001. So it leaves out all those people un and underemployed or who just gave up on joining the workforce. Idk where you got the 40,480 because your link just goes to a broken link. Millennials are also making less money are less likely to be married and have higher unemployment numbers than gen x so our numbers would be more screwed than the overall median which is what the original tweet was referencing when saying stop asking us about buying houses or having kids.

[โ€“] droans@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Only 46% of the population are working.

Shouldn't you be taking out children, students, retired people, and those who are unable to work?

The number is 76% if you only look at people aged 25-54.