Expectations of a massive hiring surge in April fell flat, with just 266,000 Americans returning to work. The U.S. workforce is still 8.2 million jobs short of pre-pandemic levels.
Business leaders and Republicans largely claim pandemic unemployment payments are creating a 鈥渓abor shortage鈥� and making people less likely to take low-paying fast food and retail jobs.
Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, we debate the so-called 鈥渓abor shortage鈥� and the path toward recovery.
Guests:
- Ioana E. Marinescu, PhD, Assistant Professor & Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research, University of Pennsylvania
- Michael Shields, Researcher, Policy Matters Ohio
- Rachel Greszler, Research Fellow in Economics, Budget and Entitlements, The Heritage Foundation
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