The US jobs recovery finally picked up steam again in October, but not everyone is benefiting: Many women who were forced to drop out of the labor force during the pandemic are still on the sidelines.

How to get them back could be a question on lawmakers’ minds for years to come.

As of October, the labor force participation rate for women was still nearly 2 percentage points below its pre-pandemic level. The number of women not in the labor force was nearly 3 million higher than before the pandemic.

That’s not only bad news for America’s women who want to work but can’t, it’s also bad for the economy, which would be stronger if everyone who wants a job can participate in it as a worker.

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