plot_wapr: Plot the labor force participation rate.
In pbsag/swimr: Functions for Looking at Swim

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BLS defines the civilian labor force participation rate as the percent of individuals age 16 and over who are either working or who are looking for work. This is not something we ask about in travel surveys generally, so it is not possible to make an apples-to-apples comparison.

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plot_wapr(db, color_var = c("BZONE", "MPO", "COUNTY", "DOT_REGION",
  "STATE"), color_levels = NULL, facet_var = NULL,
  facet_levels = NULL)

`db`	The scenario sqlite database.
`color_var`	Field to color by: c("BZONE", "MPO", "COUNTY", "DOT_REGION", "STATE")
`color_levels`	A character vector of the variable specifiying which levels to include.
`facet_var`	Field to facet by: c("MPO", "COUNTY", "DOT_REGION", "STATE")
`facet_levels`	A character vector of the variable specifiying which levels to include.

This function returns the number of workers in each facet region divided by the number of individuals fifteen years and older in that region. The definition of a "worker" in a travel model is different than the BLS definition in that travel modesl do not consider unemployed individuals who are looking for work.

We call our definition "workers to adult population ratio," or "WAPR".

a ggplot2 plot object.

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