Labor Participation Rate at Its Lowest in Over 30 Years
The slight decline in unemployment is driven not by job growth, but by a decline in the number of people even trying to find a job. The labor participation rate has dropped to 63.3 percent, the lowest it's been in over 30 years.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read full article. (link)
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