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Covid helped people realize that working crap jobs for little pay and few benefits, just to make some rich people even richer, is not how they wanted to live their lives.https://t.co/PZq66IXlER
— Dave Johnson (@dcjohnson) July 9, 2021
Companies don’t have enough workers. Workers say they can’t find jobs. What’s going on? https://t.co/uT3UbdJzqm
— MarcoGervasoni1968 (@gervasoni1968) July 10, 2021
When you pay people not to work… they often won’t work.
— Bradley Brewer ?? (@realBradBrewer) July 10, 2021
This isn’t hard.https://t.co/Hp8FNCIYN2
@sechaney with an intriguing look at the disconnect in the job market. @juliaonjobs offers great insight - love it when an economist paints a picture with her comments!
— Maureen (@MaureenCarrig) July 9, 2021
Job Openings Are at Record Highs. Why Aren’t Unemployed Americans Filling Them? - WSJ https://t.co/gkBDaCkmpO
“Yes, Amazon has got drivers all over the place. All of us are not trained for those jobs.” Must-read by Jon Hilsenrath and @sechaney on how geographical and skill mismatches keep both job vacancies and unemployment high.https://t.co/rel5q9wKyD pic.twitter.com/r0vxThBH7t
— Greg Ip (@greg_ip) July 9, 2021
Last month I wrote the labor shortage was a Covid blip that would end in September. Now I think it’s ending already. The “I can’t get anybody to take this job” newspaper features will continue only b/c reporters file then leave for vacation. My latest: https://t.co/is8yNDAD33
— Timothy Noah (@TimothyNoah1) July 9, 2021
I am once again here to talk about the labor shortage, this time in a collab with the great @Nicklich on how mismatches might be big drivers of our strange situation https://t.co/Dj6wuRmoHL
— juliana "insider union" kaplan (@julianamkaplan) July 9, 2021
On high tax state emigration:
— Christopher R. Narayanan (@Chris_Narayanan) July 10, 2021
“Millions of Americans say they can’t find a job. Millions of employers say they can’t find workers. A reason for this mismatch is that people are leaving cities or industries where businesses need them most.” https://t.co/DWLUs6FKdD
A study by professor @glviolante and @UTAustin professor Aysegul Sahin finds that the number of job vacancies exceeds the number of unemployed people with experience in wholesaling, food services, the entertainment sector, finance and healthcare. https://t.co/2RUfgANu7Q
— Princeton University (@Princeton) July 11, 2021