The participation rate and unemployment rate are both used to gauge the health of the job market but in completely different ways.

New data out Friday shows Utah has nearly a 70% labor force participation rate, seasonally adjusted — the highest in the country — while Mississippi has the lowest, at 53.9%. The labor force ...

One of the data points that really popped in Friday’s jobs report is the labor force participation rate. After not budging for about six months, it rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 62.8%. Now, ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota's unemployment rate and labor participation force held steady in October. According to the Department of Employment and Economic Development, unemployment remained at 3.4% ...

The June jobs report brought good news and bad news. Employers added 850,000 jobs—a sign of progress amid increasing vaccinations and fewer COVID-19 restrictions. On the other hand, the overall labor ...

Economists are eagerly awaiting the December employment report, due out Friday, to see if job growth ended 2023 on a high note. Forecasters estimate 168,000 jobs were added last month, a decent total ...

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Federal Reserve officials want to know where things stand in the job market’s recovery. It’s tricky to guess that, with so many workers on the sidelines. By Jeanna Smialek Millions of employees remain ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve faces a long slog if it hopes for the country's labor force participation rate to climb back to pre-pandemic levels according to new research ...