3 ms·I wonder if the participation rate is lower or people moved away.by giantg2 1y agoI wonder if the participation rate is lower or people moved away.jfengel 1y agoOr maybe new jobs opened up.giantg2 1y agoPossible, but that's not really what my friends in those areas are seeing. The only real industry there is medical - taking care of all the old folks.