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Article CNBC Economy

Job seekers giving up: Labor force participation rate falls to lowest in 50 years, outside of Covid era

CNBC Economy July 2, 2026 · 6:09 pm Read Original
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Job seekers giving up: Labor force participation rate falls to lowest in 50 years, outside of Covid era

A drop in the unemployment rate helped provide some upside to what was an otherwise downbeat jobs report — but it was for all the wrong reasons.

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Source CNBC Economy
Published Jul 2, 2026 · 6:09 pm
Article ID go3rzd0
Original URL Open source
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Pessimistic -38.8
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