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In reply to the discussion: Employers Are Baffled as U.S. Benefits End and Jobs Go Begging [View all]Arazi
(6,879 posts)10. We have lost at least a million workers. Data indicates we're under counting Covid deaths
Then there are how many disabled by long-haul Covid?
Boomers who decided to retire early rather than face going back into a Covid infested workspace.
Parents without childcare.
So many other variables.
It was never about the unemployment dollars but you could never tell that to the willfully blind employers who refuse to recognize the dynamics have changed
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Employers Are Baffled as U.S. Benefits End and Jobs Go Begging [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Sep 2021
OP
We have lost at least a million workers. Data indicates we're under counting Covid deaths
Arazi
Sep 2021
#10
Ha! Same here. I temporarily and single-handedly brought a business to it's knees when I quit.
Progressive Jones
Sep 2021
#14
Similarly, I have never had a job that was better than not working.
PoindexterOglethorpe
Sep 2021
#17
we had a chance to raise the minimum wage to $15.00. the rs and businness blew it.
AllaN01Bear
Sep 2021
#20
It doesn't pay to have employment that doesn't pay for medical plus benefits.
twin_ghost
Sep 2021
#29
The number of baby boomers retiring at 62 has increased significantly because
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Sep 2021
#46
Another factor is so many companies use screening software for online applications.
halfulglas
Sep 2021
#56