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ALSO SEE HERE:

Labor Force Participation Matches 36-Year Low; 92,898,000 Neither Had Job Nor Sought One

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Whaddaya know - a little candor from Yahoo news.

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The rate also fell because Congress refused to extend benefits for the long-term unemployed, thereby motivating them to get jobs.