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More Americans Leave the Workforce as Participation Rate Drops Again
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The US labor force participation rate fell for a third straight month in November, underscoring businesses’ ongoing struggle to find enough workers.
The share of Americans either working or actively looking for a job fell to 62.1%, according to government data released Friday. The rate had risen to 62.4% in August, matching a post-pandemic high reached in March, but remains significantly below where it was before the pandemic.