The Unemployment Rate Dropped In September — But The Reason Why Is Far From Encouraging

Posted on AllSides October 7th, 2022
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The unemployment rate ticked slightly down in September thanks in large part to more people leaving the workforce, an indicator of coming economic trouble, experts say.

Unemployment fell to 3.5% in September, down 0.2% from August, as 57,000 people left the labor force, edging participation down to 62.3% from 62.4% in August, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

“While we love to see the former, the latter is a negative indicator,” said Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni, speaking with the Daily Caller News Foundation. Antoni said...

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