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Dope1: Erm, how come the labor force participation rate went down?

Asking for a friend.

Umm, the total participation rate went from 62.5% in Feb to 62.7% in March.

For Men 16 and older, the participation rate went from 67.7% in Feb to 68% in March.

For Men 20 and older, the participation rate went from 70.0% in Feb to 70.2% in March.

For Women 16 and older, the participation rate stayed flat at 57.6%.

For Women 20 and older, the participation rate went from 59% in Feb to 58.9% in March.

For both sexes, 16 to 19 years, the participation rate went from 36.6 in Feb. to 38.2% in March.

The employment-population ratios followed the same trends.

Tell your friend, s/he's an idiot.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t01.htm

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