After A Year Of Lockdowns, The Labor Market Is ‘Worse Than Predicted’ – The Federalist

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Sean Higgins, a research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute specializing in labor and employment issues, joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to talk about what the labor market looks like after a year of government-mandated lockdowns.

I think the impact is going to be worse than predicted, Higgins said. Theres still a lot of stuff we havent dealt with like the enormous amount of debt the federal government has racked up in terms of paying out relief to people that hasnt been reckoned with.

The move towards automation which is going to cut off some jobs that some people simply had to do mental health issues that havent been gotten the time to be properly treated for people being stuck at home or forced to do things other than they would, Higgins continued. The time, the amount of education which will be lost.

Unions, Higgins said, also play a large role in the labor market and affect how it will recover.

The unions are very good at sort of promoting this idea and talking about how whats good for them is good for everybody, Higgins said. Theyrepolitically savvy and well-organized. They know how to leverage things, how to use their power, and theyre able to get their way a lot of time.

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After A Year Of Lockdowns, The Labor Market Is 'Worse Than Predicted' - The Federalist