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More people looked for jobs in August, easing labor market pressures

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Sep 2, 2022

But the share of the population in the job market is still about a percentage point below the level of February 2020.

Labor force participation among women in the 25-to-54 age group has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, but that's not true of women overall.

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