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Labor Force Participation Rate Falls to 50-Year Low as Job Seekers Abandon the Hunt

The U.S. labor force participation rate has dropped to its lowest level in 50 years — outside of the Covid era — a development that exposed the headline unemployment decline in the latest jobs report

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2 July 2026Markets desk
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