https://www.stlouisfed.org/open-vault/2023/march/who-left-labor-force-pandemic-… Created Wed, 08/03/2023 - 21:30 Updated Wed, 08/03/2023 - 21:30 Higher shares of women and older workers made up the groups of “exiters” who left the labor force shortly after their Great Recession or early pandemic-era job losses.