Labor force participation falls to 61.5%, the lowest in 50 years outside COVID, and economists say it’s not just people giving up

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• Workers keep leaving the US labor force. Experts can't agree why USA Today · 1d ago
• Labor force participation falls to 61.5%, the lowest in 50 years outside COVID, and economists say it’s not just people giving up Yahoo Finance · 1d ago

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