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Jun 2021
1h 3m

Employers Are Begging for Workers. Maybe...

NEW YORK TIMES OPINION
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There has been a bit of panic lately over employers who say not enough people want to apply for open jobs. Are we facing a labor shortage? Have stimulus checks and expanded unemployment insurance payments created an economy full of people who don’t want to work — and who are holding back the economic recovery? That’s one theory, anyway. But it’s leading to r ... Show More
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