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What will be the average US labor force participation rate for the decade 2040-2049?

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Community Prediction50.1 (32.1 - 63.8)

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	lower 25%	median	upper 75%
community	32.1	50.08	63.78
My Prediction	—	—	—

Quartiles	community	My Prediction
lower 25%	32.1	—
median	50.08	—
upper 75%	63.78	—

Authors:

benjsmith

Opened:

Oct 11, 2021

Closes:

Dec 31, 2049

Scheduled resolution:

Jan 31, 2050

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