labor force participation
Washington’s Labor Force Participation Sinks to Near 50-Year Low as Productivity Leads the Nation
Newly released federal labor data shows Washington's share of working-age residents holding or seeking work has slipped to 62.1 percent, among the lowest...
Oregon’s Labor Force Participation Holds Above the U.S. Average but Stays Far Below Its Peak
Federal labor data shows 62.4 percent of Oregonians were working or looking for work in July, a rate that edges out both the...
U.S. Workforce Shrinks by More Than 1 Million as Labor-Force Participation Hits Post-Pandemic Low
The share of Americans working or looking for work fell to its lowest level since the pandemic in July, as retirements, tighter immigration...
Labor Force Participation Sinks to 61.5%, a 50-Year Low as Prime-Age Workers Exit
A sweeping retreat from the U.S. workforce pushed labor force participation to its lowest level in half a century outside the pandemic, with...
Prime-Age Labor Force Participation Hits 83.8%, Undercutting Work From Home Job-Loss Narrative
Stanford economist Nick Bloom points to rising prime-age workforce participation and Fortune 500 hybrid adoption as evidence that remote work expands rather than...
