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Americans are working less than they were before the pandemic

Americans are spending less time working than they did before the pandemic. That’s good for many of them, but it’s not necessarily great for the inflation-fighting Federal Reserve.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

The U.S. has millions of ‘missing’ workers—but the gap largely isn’t being caused by COVID-19, study finds

Economists outlined why participation in the American labor force may have declined.

Fortune · Mar 30, 2023