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minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 months agoDo labor shortages even exist? Usually when I hear this claim with respect to the US economy it’s complete bullshit.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoNo, there is no such thing as a labor shortage. There is only employers’ unwillingness to pay market wages.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoSectorial and regional labor shortages are real. In a population the size of the US, national labor shortages don’t— it’s just wages below what the labor market determines appropriate.
Do labor shortages even exist? Usually when I hear this claim with respect to the US economy it’s complete bullshit.
No, there is no such thing as a labor shortage. There is only employers’ unwillingness to pay market wages.
Sectorial and regional labor shortages are real. In a population the size of the US, national labor shortages don’t— it’s just wages below what the labor market determines appropriate.