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For context: https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civilian-labor-force-participation-rate.htm https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/civili

• ButtSpark69 4y ago
  +more context: pretty much every groups gone down since 2002 except elder people (55+) https://fred.stlouisfed.org/searchresults?st=Labor+Force+Participation+Rate https://fred.stlouisfed.org/searchresults?st=Labor+Force+Par...
  • medvezhenok 4y ago
    Actually the 25-54 category has been ~flat since 1990. The participation rate declining is primarily due to retirement. https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/06/why-did-labor-force-participation-rate-decline-when-economy-was-good.html https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/06/why-did-labor...