Why is there a nationwide staffing shortage for so many occupations?

Because people are lazy and entitled.

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I don’t get it. Hasn’t government assistance for the pandemic ended?
Serious replies only please.

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Pandemic assistance ended well over a year ago. Most of the replies you get will cite to it regardless, or just say that people are lazy. Any discussion of actual labor market forces between employees and employers will, for the most part, be ignored.

Also:
One million people died of COVID.
Fewer young people 16-22 working

Most larger businesses knows the recession is coming there are openings but they refuse to hire and fill them with a downturn 4th qtr layoffs

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One million people died of COVID.

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The vast majority of those weren't even in the workforce to begin with. On top of the fact most would have died within a year or two anyway.

There were over 1,000,000 Covid deaths and they were all young healthy workforce people

-CNN


OK, being serious.

1. Population migration - I think the past couple years changed the population numbers more than we realize.

2. Gig jobs - The world being locked down made some new opportunities for you service industry staff. I think a lot entered the world of gig work and are reluctant to return. This will clear itself out soon when their pay drops.

3. Free money and free stuff - Free money was flowing and rent was not due. Worthless people were able to actually save up money. That has ended, however it takes time to unravel.

4. Cheap living - It seems prices got stagnant or even lowered through the past couple years. Those working could really save. That has come to a screeching halt with current inflation.

5. Lazy people - People got fat and lazy during the pandemic. They do not want to go back to work and companies are still reluctant to make them. Many places are forcing their hand now and that pain will be part of 2022.

Another intelligent LSU post......

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I don’t get it. Hasn’t government assistance for the pandemic ended?

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Because it takes a few months after the government checks stop rolling in for the useless to realize they won’t get paid for doing nothing. Then a couple more months of them waiting it out and hoping they resume again. Then another month or 2 for them to bitch about no free money and “protesting” lack of living wage. All in all, the useless take about a year or more before they realize that poverty isn’t going to get them virtue signaling points before they go back to work.

remember when you all argued with Mingo for like 20 pages because he said labor shortages wouldn't just end after the government assistance ran out and that other market forces were at play?

maybe y'all owe Mingo an apology?