People also forget that 619K people in the US have died from covid, not to mention the people who survived covid but are unable to work, or the people who just don’t want to risk it anymore (especially for minimum wage). That’ll definitely put a dent in the work force.
and the larger than normal size of seniors who decided to retire at the start of the pandemic instead of continuing to work in their golden years as was seen before everything went to crap.
Also doesn’t figure how many people took the time in lockdown to finish degrees or certificates so they could qualify for higher paying jobs. People finally had an opportunity to go to school thanks to unemployment money and stimulus checks.
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u/Historical_Big_8241 27d ago
People also forget that 619K people in the US have died from covid, not to mention the people who survived covid but are unable to work, or the people who just don’t want to risk it anymore (especially for minimum wage). That’ll definitely put a dent in the work force.