Economics
America’s Job Market Has Some Upside as Disabled Workers Return
- There may be more workers -- and it’s not just a cycle story
- Disability could be key to a structural boost in participation
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Whether would-be workers linger on the U.S. labor market’s sidelines is a key question: it will determine how fast the country’s economy can grow, how fast wages might rise, and, potentially, how patient the Federal Reserve can afford to be with rate increases.
It’s also incredibly hard to answer.