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An arguer claims that the U.S. labor force is shrinking and infers that workers can't find jobs. "In 2007," she says, "66% of Americans had a job or were seeking work. In 2019, that number is only 63%." However, she fails to mention that demographic factors, such as an aging population and longer life expectancy, are bound to shrink the size of the labor force. The most likely problem here is:

Definitions:

Representation Election

A process in labor relations where workers vote to decide whether they wish to be represented by a union.

Family and Medical Leave Act

A U.S. federal law that provides employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and medical reasons.

Accrued Paid Sick Leave

Paid sick leave that an employee has earned over time but has not yet used.

Taft-Hartley Act

A 1947 federal law in the United States that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.