Survey shows many labor-force dropouts plan to maintain social distancing after pandemic, raising implications for economy.
Several million workers who dropped out of the U.S. workforce during the Covid-19 pandemic plan to stay out indefinitely because of persistent illness fears or physical impairments, potentially exacerbating the labor shortage for years, new research shows.
About three million workforce dropouts say they don’t plan to return to pre-Covid activities—whether that includes going to work, shopping in person or dining out—even after the pandemic ends, according to a monthly survey conducted over the past year by a team of researchers. The workforce dropouts tend to be women, lack a college degree and have worked in low-paying fields.
I know at least one 40 year old woman at the top of her career who is not going to return to work until or unless the jab sickness goes away. But with the attached list of symptoms, who knows if that will ever happen? How many are permanently disabled from the jab?
Several million workers who dropped out of the U.S. workforce during the Covid-19 pandemic plan to stay out indefinitely because of persistent illness fears or physical impairments, potentially exacerbating the labor shortage for years, new research shows.
About three million workforce dropouts say they don’t plan to return to pre-Covid activities—whether that includes going to work, shopping in person or dining out—even after the pandemic ends, according to a monthly survey conducted over the past year by a team of researchers. The workforce dropouts tend to be women, lack a college degree and have worked in low-paying fields.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/several-million-u-s-workers-seen-staying-out-of-labor-force-indefinitely-11650101400?mod=hp_lead_pos2&source=patrick.net