This change in discouraged workers makes the rate of 9.7% look even better, because the total labor force statistic used to calculate it includes more Americans.

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In the mid-19th century, the rural labor force to the total U.S. labor force accounted for 63%, to the late 19th century, the United States has achieved industrialization.