[kafkaesq]

Nothing 'strange' about this at all; to a first-order approximation, it's the inevitable byproduct of the transformative shift in the society's governing ideology over the same timespan:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/aug/18/neoliberalism-t...

That said, the various participation rates he's siting may presumed to be somewhat skewed by immigration.

[RickS]

Thanks for that link. Interesting rundown of the topic.