Long COVID mayh be impacting America's labor shortage

How long COVID is impacting the nationwide labor shortage Persistent COVID-19 symptoms could be keeping millions of Americans out of the workforce.  Economists and policymakers have struggled to figure out why a much lower percentage of working-age a… lvella The Hill

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The number of Americans either employed or looking for work eclipsed its pre-pandemic level in August, according to Labor Department data released Friday. But the labor force participation rate remains 1 percentage point below its February 2020 level, a gap roughly equivalent to 1.6 million people.

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