Robert ReichFeb 13, 2023
Can we please settle this debate already? There is no labor shortage. There is a living wage shortage, a hazard pay shortage, a child care shortage, a paid sick leave shortage, and a health care shortage.
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There are a whole lot of people who died from COVID or who were disabled by it. How much of a dent did that make in the working age population?
Feb 14, 2023 at 2:34amWeb
Show threadGreenDotGuyFeb 14, 2023

@gigglefit about 1/3rd as many who dropped out of the workforce because the asset bubble/housing shortage let them hit their magic retirement number.

Also, most Covid fatalities were from demographics not in the labor pool.

Covid's direct impact on the labor markets was a lot less than we thought it would be. I know this sounds like conservative wingnuttery, but I've poured over the BLS and CDC stats and I'm... definitely no conservative.