USA Today·4 min read·medium
Workers keep leaving the US labor force. Experts can't agree why
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U.S. labor force participation has dropped to its lowest level in five decades, excluding the pandemic era, with experts debating the underlying causes. Potential factors include early retirement, caregiving responsibilities, and shifting economic incentives, all of which threaten long-term economic growth.
Hear this story Whether it was caregiving responsibilities , feeling discouraged after a long stretch of unemployment or the realization they’re sitting on a pile of money, many Americans have left the workforce entirely.
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