• infuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.net
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    20 days ago

    The labor force participation rate is the more surprising part. Unemployment stays within a bounded range but the LFPR has been dropping steadily for the last quarter century, on track to erase the gains since the 1960s.

    • FromPieces@lemmygrad.ml
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      20 days ago

      Oooooh that’s a very interesting statistic I’ve never heard popular media talk about. I think I assumed LFPR was something beyond our ability to accurately measure…