The Silver Lining For Workers After Bad Year. A Jobs Boom

Before the pandemic hit, the United States was experiencing a labor shortage, especially in blue-collar and manual services jobs. But when the unemployment rate surged to 15% in April 2020, such scarcity seemed unlikely to reappear for the foreseeable future. One year later, however, despite still-elevated unemployment rates, qualified workers are once again hard to find. Read Full Article »