labor force participation
California Regains Job Momentum in August as Shrinking Labor Force Clouds Outlook
California's labor market rebounded in August with 39,400 new nonfarm jobs and an upward revision to July's tally, yet a continued contraction in...
California’s Labor Force Participation Steadies at 61.6% as Southern California’s Labor-Intensive Sectors Feel the Squeeze
With California's labor force participation holding at 61.6 percent in July, level with the nation and far below its 1980s high, Southern California's...
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...
