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The US unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in March 2026, but the decline was driven primarily by nearly 400,000 people exiting the labor force — many of them students and young workers — rather than by robust job creation. The shift raises questions about whether the headline number obscures genuine labor market weakness, with the broader U-6 measure rising to 8% and labor force participation hitting its lowest level since 2021.