In our latest analysis, we look beyond the headline unemployment rate to examine declining labor force participation, with ...
Have people stopped looking for jobs?
US unemployment fell to 4.1% in July 2026, but 264,000 Americans left the labor force entirely, pushing participation to its ...
Over the last year, 1.318 million Americans have left the workforce, the Labor Department estimates. It's affecting the unemployment rate. Here's why.
Whatever the bump from immigrant marriages and birth, labor force participation continues to slide. The participation rate fell from 62.7 percent in late 2024 to 62.4 percent by the end of 2025, a ...
US labor force participation among Americans aged 55 and older dropped to 36.9% in July 2026, down from above 40% before the pandemic, as baby ...
The U.S. economy shed jobs in July, yet the unemployment rate improved — an unusual pairing that points to a worrying story unfolding behind the numbers for some economists. That’s because even as the ...
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