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Mysterious labor shortage persists despite booming U.S. economy

Published October 25, 2021 at 9:52 AM PDT

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Derek Thompson of The Atlantic about his latest reporting on the labor shortage.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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