Gen Z’s Hole in the Labor Market Could Soon Grow

Published on May 1, 2025

The Covid-19 pandemic brought some big shifts in the US labor market. The biggest was the departure of millions of older workers, ending a decades-long rise in employment and labor-force participation rates for those 65 and older.

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