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Why Help Wanted Signs are Everywhere with Jason Furman

Millions of low wage jobs continue to go unfilled in the leisure, entertainment, retail and manufacturing industries. Is the $300 weekly federal unemployment benefit to blame, as some Republicans argue? Or is a fear of COVID, along with childcare issues at fault, as some Democrats contend? According to Harvard Professor of Practice Jason Furman, the truth is much more complicated. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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