United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 month 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

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

United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 month ago

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

Although AI and tech innovation is blamed for that drop, it has more to do with the lack of supply relative to the number of jobs that are available.

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