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>One of my favorites is the labor participation rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART and also labor part

by gruez 9mo ago

>One of my favorites is the labor participation rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART and also labor participation rate, but for 25-54 Yrs, so you exclude the effect of demographic changes https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11300060 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11300060

jeffbee 9mo ago
Yes, moreover the whole-population participation rate is basically useless and nobody should look at it.
- nickff 9mo ago
  I find the overall population participation rate as being very informative with respect to the tax base, and more general changes over time.