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Labor force participation dropped last month

2025/6/6
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Ana Swanson
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Corey Staley
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Drew Kettleson
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Heather Long
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Karen Aceves
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Lei Chongrei
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Preston Moy
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Sandra Adela Fuente
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Vicky Su
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Victor Morales
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Heather Long: 作为海军联邦信用社的首席经济学家，我认为虽然就业数据整体向好，新增就业主要集中在医疗保健和休闲酒店业，其他行业表现不佳，这让我对经济的活力感到担忧。我一直呼吁大家对经济保持谨慎态度。 Ana Swanson: 作为《纽约时报》的记者，我观察到经济整体强劲，但贸易政策带来的不确定性正在影响企业的招聘决策。制造业和零售业的就业岗位减少，这与关税政策密切相关。我认为企业可能因为关税等因素而推迟重大决策。 Corey Staley: 作为Indeed的经济学家，我发现人们因为找不到工作而退出劳动力市场，特别是在科技行业，职位空缺的减少可能导致潜在工作者选择观望。 Preston Moy: 作为Employ America的经济学家，我认为年轻工人劳动力参与率的下降是一个警告信号，但并非恐慌信号。壮年劳动力参与率仍然处于历史高位，这表明劳动力市场的基本面仍然稳固。

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The May jobs report showed 139,000 new jobs, with the unemployment rate holding steady. However, experts express caution, noting that job gains were concentrated in healthcare and hospitality, while other sectors saw declines. Concerns are raised about the lack of broad-based growth and the potential impact of tariffs on hiring.
  • 139,000 new jobs in May
  • Job gains concentrated in healthcare and hospitality
  • Declines in other sectors like manufacturing and retail
  • Concerns about lack of broad-based economic growth

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The latest jobs report is out Friday, and overall it’s pretty middling — some details are good news; others not so much. One data point sounding economic alarms? The labor force participation rate, which fell to 62.4% in May after several years of general growth since the height of the pandemic. In this episode, we explain what’s going on. Plus: E-commerce exporters in China describe the “rollercoaster” of keeping up with tariffs, and California’s Central Valley experiments with agricultural innovation.

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