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@byHeatherLong: This worries me... Over 2.1 million people have left the U.S. labor force since November. Labor fo...

This worries me... Over 2.1 million people have left the U.S. labor force since November.

Labor force participation rate November: 62.5%
Labor force participation rate now (July): 61.4%

Some of this is due to lower immigration. Some due to Baby Boomers retiring, but it also likely signals job seekers becoming discouraged.

Prime-age labor force participation for workers ages 25 to 54 looks a little better, but even that has fallen sharply