Four point three million americans quit their jobs in august alone, a 200 forty two thousand jump from july. One of the big things that really gets glossed over is child care. I personally have been on a weight list for months to try to get my son into day care. And i have only gott uknow him in two days a week. We have our inlaws staying with us, you know, because someone has to watch our and where does all that leave the American economy? Well, you have an economy that's come back, but all of these employers can't find workers.
There are millions of job openings in America, and millions of Americans are still not able to find work that suits. In the first part of our series, The Future of Work, Recode’s Rani Molla explains “the great reassessment.”
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jillian Weinberger, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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