By Angela Lindsay
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f you’re an employer in today’s economy, you may have a “We’re Hiring” sign up in your window. If you were once an employee looking for a job, you may no longer care. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the American landscape of daily life in many aspects — and the labor force is one of them. A record four million people quit their jobs in April 2021 alone, according to the U.S. Labor
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Department. NPR.com reports: “In normal times, people quitting jobs in large numbers signals a healthy economy with plentiful jobs. But these are not normal times. The pandemic led to the worst U.S. recession in history, and millions of people are still out of jobs. Yet, employers are now complaining about acute labor shortages.” Early in the pandemic, many businesses reduced staffing to account for the drop-off in patronage and foot traffic as legislative mandates closed
company doors and urged people to stay at home. The emergence of the vaccines coupled with life now entering into its “new normal” phase would
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Employment Effects of the Exodus The Great Resignation
