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The labor force participation rate is the share of working-age people who are part of the labor force (employed, on temporary layoff or actively searching for work). Jan. ’19Jan. ’206061626364
This chart visually misleads as to the magnitude of the drop by setting the range of the chart’s vertical axis between 60 and 65 percent! Set the minimum to zero percent, at least allow that as an option, for real context. Also go back in time—the horizontal axis—for context regarding past variability. You can do this, NYT!
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