### Comment:
Participation rate rose. Basically, the job market is so good that old people and disabled people are planning to start looking for work. That means more paychecks, less pressure on wages, and less tax money going out the door for people on the government dole.

### REPLY:
Thanks for the explanation. I was wondering how both figures rose, and it only makes sense if more people were added to the labor pool somehow.

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