dr. krueger?t possible that we are finally getting the notion that the united states has gotten really competitive in terms of when you hire people here versus overseas it is actually not costing you more money? >> well, i think there are a lot of indications that the american economy is highly competitive. the president held a meeting a couple weeks ago with a number of business leaders who have been talking about insuring jobs. it was quite an inspiring meeting i got to atenld. one thing they mentioned is costs are growing quickly abroad and here because of our productivity growth and the high skills of our work force they're finding it more competitive to bring jocks back home and that is a trend the president would like to do everything he can to continue. >> to look at the over all picture here and one part at least that amongst many parts that look great the labor participation rate, carl mentioned it but i want to get your particular take. it appears that 1.2 million people dropped out of t