decline

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The decline in the unemployment rate to 4.3% from 4.4% in February came about largely because fewer people were seeking work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet they have to correct for a yearslong decline in employer response rates to BLS surveys—which does not negate the data overall, but certainly makes preliminary calculations a bit more unsteady and speculative.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

That marks its largest decline since the first week of April last year, when it slumped 15%.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

This “prime-age” group’s participation rate has held near multidecade highs—evidence that the overall decline in participation is being driven by an aging population cycling out of the workforce rather than discouraged workers giving up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I plan to decline her coffee offer, but she's laid out two cups and her good china, blue and white, the famous style from the city of Delft.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse