Labor Force Participation Rate Ticks up but Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Workers exit the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas on May 10, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The U.S. labor force participation rate ticked up last month, but numbers are still below pre-pandemic levels.

The participation rate for March is now at 62.6 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics (BLS), on April 7.