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On the recordNovember 29, 2021
the labor participation rate has remained depressed, and until we get that participation rate up higher, we are going to have the complaint that we receive, the inability to get workers.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed discusses the challenges of low labor participation affecting workforce availability.

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