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Not Ready for Prime Time

Understanding the decline in labor force participation by workers in their prime.

Scott Lincicome
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Nov 3, 2021
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Dear Capitolisters,

A common rebuttal to my and others’ insufferable economic optimism (and the many charts backing us up) is that, well, sure, things are pretty good for workers and the economy generally, but they’re really bad for large parts of the country—especially low-skill workers in their …

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