"There are some dislocations in the jobs market because everybody's hiring at the same time."
The so-called quit rateMore people are quitting their jobs than any time in the past 20 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.It's also a sign that millions of Americans are not rushing to go "back to normal," when "normal" was a patchwork of low-wage retail, restaurant or hospitality jobs.
Instead of blaming the worker for making a rational choice during an ongoing pandemic, maybe it's time as a society to look at the jobs we are trying to create."
She says it is time to stop thinking of it as a "worker shortage" and instead a "consistent infrastructure barrier that prevents women from fully engaging in the labor market, because of all these other social and family concerns that are still present post-pandemic."Child tax creditIn part to address that barrier for women, more money for families starts hitting bank accounts in mid-July, giving low-income families even more breathing space as the economy reopens.