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What is Behind the Recent Increase in Labor Force Participation?


Abstract: Didem Tzemen and Jonathan L. Willis find that the recent increase in labor force participation is due not to more workers entering the labor force, but to fewer workers exiting it.

Keywords: Labor force;

JEL Classification: J21;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Part of Series: Macro Bulletin

Publication Date: 2016-11-14

Pages: 1-4