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> prime age labor force participation rate has been on the upswing for about 3 years.

...which is still lower than it's been since 1986 [1], and is significantly lower than Australia, Japan, Britain, Canada, Germany, France, and Sweden [2].

[1]: https://data.bls.gov/pdq/SurveyOutputServlet (set from to 1948 and click "Go")

[2]: https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/12/raw-data-the-...