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3. YW! Another uptick in the Labor Force Participation Rate, so I'm in a good mood

Fri Apr 7, 2023, 08:46 AM

Apr 2023

Last edited Fri Apr 7, 2023, 09:31 AM - Edit history (2)

Dec-Jan-Feb-Mar: 62.3 -> 62.4 -> 62.5 -> 62.6
Feb 2020 pre-pandemic peak: 63.3
https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300000

Edited to add:
LFPR age 25-54 (aka prime age): Dec-Jan-Feb-Mar: 82.4 -> 82.7 -> 83.1 -> 83.1
Jan 2020 (pre-pandemic peak): 83.1, Mar 2022: 82.5
Nice to see that the prime age LFPR has fully recovered from the pandemic slump.
https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300060

Unemployment rate 3.5% -> 3.4% -> 3.6% -> 3.5%
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000

Underemployment rate (U-6)
6.5% -> 6.6 -> 6.8 -> 6.7
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS13327709

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