There seems to be a lot of confusion about why there are so many fewer workers now than in '19.

Let me explain.
- A new sickness emerged.
- We ignored it for a while.
- We took it seriously for approximately 2 seconds.
- We let it rip.
- Lots of people died and are still dying.
- Lots more people became or are becoming disabled to mild or severe degrees, with no prognosis of recovery.
- We aren't sure what else will happen to the infected.

That's what happened and is still happening.

@djwfyi

There are indeed fewer (not less) workers due to covid.

The Biden admin didn’t just “let it rip”. This is a mischaracterization.