Macrocast: Pour one out for the essential workers

Join Ylan, John, and Brendan for this #JobsDay #Macrocast! The group discussed the current state of the labor force, including how caretakers, including women, are handling the high cost and short supply of daycare. The group also talked about how the employer and employee dynamic might shift as the labor market cools—will employees still be able to use their leverage to get benefits and flexibility? In the next couple weeks, there will be some potential economic headwinds, including changes to childcare funding, the reinstatement of student loan repayments, and potential government shutdown, and Ylan, John, and Brendan, also discussed the likely resulting actions out of the Federal Reserve.

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