Labor force participation for women with small children continues to float above prepandemic levels, thanks to flexible work setups — and rising costs.

January’s above-estimates jobs report tells two very different stories. One is about the Trump month. The other is about the Biden inheritance. Start with the month. The U.S. economy ...

The labor force participation rate experienced a sharp drop during the pandemic, from which it has yet to fully recover. This shortfall can be attributed to a persistent decline in labor force ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s labor force participation rate peaked at 55% following an extreme drop following the COVID-19 pandemic, but a steady drop in both labor force participation and increases ...

While the unemployment figure dropped slightly in March, what caught everyone's attention was the 500,000 who left the workforce, no longer working or looking for work, prompting the Washington Post ...