There are 10 million open jobs in the US. The problem is that many people's lives are not set up for work right now.
, badly missing expectations. The reason could be simple: conditions in the country just aren't good enough for people to be returning to work., at least 12.4 million Americans are not getting what they need out of the economy right now. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, among the 7.4 million Americans who fell in the unemployed category, 2.2 million of them have been struggling to find a job for for at least 27 weeks. In addition, 4.
None of those categories saw much improvement in their job prospects in November despite the 10 million job openings in the country, and it could come down to low wages, lack of childcare options, and restricted paid leave, among other things, that are driving the labor shortage.that during the pandemic, people's standards have changed and they will no longer put up with low wages.
, and soaring childcare costs are making it difficult for parents to return to work when they have to take care of their kids at home. The lack of national paid family and medical leave presents a similar problem. Currently, the US guarantees zero days of paid leave, which disproportionately keeps women out of the labor force. Democratic lawmakers — including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — want to change that in President Joe Biden's Build Back Better agenda, calling the current US policy"a disgrace."
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