Long Covid keeping 2-4 million Americans out of workforce, report says
by Lauren Aratani from on (#62X3M)
About 16 million working-age Americans have long-term Covid, according to a Brookings Institution report
About 16 million working-age Americans have long-term Covid and 2-4 million are out of work because of its ill effects, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution.
Employers have complained of labor shortages throughout the pandemic, and the analysis of data from the US Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey, which collects data from Americans through a survey on education, employment, health and housing, suggests one possible reason for the lack of workers.
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