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The collapse of several crypto platforms this year – including the spectacular crash of the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, FTX – has raised fundamental questions about the credibility of a digital innovation once hailed as the key to democratizing finance. Has crypto finally been exposed as a scam, or will a new, stronger crypto industry emerge from the current turmoil?
华盛顿特—美国劳动力市场正在繁荣。在过去六个月中，美国经济平均每月增加 465,000 个净工作岗位——截至 7 月，已经恢复了在大流行期间失去的所有工作岗位——而失业率下降了0.3个百分点。 当前3.5%的失业率，与 2020 年初劳动力市场紧张时的水平一样低。
不幸的是，劳动力参与率讲述了一个不同的故事。该指标为 62.1%，比 2020 年 2 月，即新冠疫情开始重创美国经济的前一个月的水平低 1.3 个百分点，。尽管劳动力参与率已从 2020 年 4 月的低点回升了近两个百分点，但在今年以来一直停滞不前。
诚然，大部分下降是由相对年长的工人推动的。提前退休和人口老龄化使 55 岁以上人群的劳动力参与率降低至 38.7%，比 2020 年 2 月的水平低 1.6 个百分点。更糟糕的是，高盛的经济学家估计，人口老龄化可能会继续使参与率每年降低 0.2 个百分点。
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