Comment by MilnerRoute
4 days ago
Headline cropped. It's the lowest participation rate "outside the Covid era".
Original headline: "Job seekers giving up: Labor force participation rate falls to lowest in 50 years, outside of the Covid era"
4 days ago
Headline cropped. It's the lowest participation rate "outside the Covid era".
Original headline: "Job seekers giving up: Labor force participation rate falls to lowest in 50 years, outside of the Covid era"
In other words, the job market is as bad as during a global pandemic, on this particular metric.