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Size of American workforce has fallen over one MILLION people in the past 12 Months

The American labor force has contracted by more than 1 million people over the past year, leaving the pool of workers and active job seekers at its smallest relative size since the depths of the pandemic.

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The American labor force has contracted by more than 1 million people over the past year, leaving the pool of workers and active job seekers at its smallest relative size since the depths of the pandemic.

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The American labor force has contracted by more than 1 million people over the past year, leaving the pool of workers and active job seekers at its smallest relative size since the depths of the pandemic.

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