Current：Home > FinanceWe found the 'missing workers' -FinanceCore
We found the 'missing workers'
View
Date：2025-04-13 22:59:51
The latest jobs numbers came in strong. Unemployment is still at historic lows and there are more job openings than workers to fill those positions. So, we ask again, where are all the workers?
Today, we listen to the stories of people who left the labor force over the last few years to hear why they opted out—and whether they're coming back.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood！ (742)
Related
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- Kansas lawmakers race to solve big fiscal issues before their spring break
- How to clean the inside of your refrigerator and get rid of those pesky odors
- Oxford-Cambridge boat racers warned of alarmingly high E. coli levels in London's sewage-infused Thames
- Intellectuals vs. The Internet
- Numbers have been drawn for an estimated $935 million Powerball jackpot
- Transgender Day of Visibility: The day explained, what it means for the trans community
- Sawfish in Florida are 'spinning, whirling' before they die. Researchers look for answers.
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- South Korea's birth rate is so low, one company offers staff a $75,000 incentive to have children
Ranking
- Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
- NC State carving its own space with March Madness run in shadow of Duke, North Carolina
- Scientists working on AI tech to match dogs up with the perfect owners
- California man convicted of killing his mother as teen is captured in Mexico
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR Cup Series' Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond after late caution flag
- An inclusive eclipse: How people with disabilities can experience the celestial moment
- Veteran CB Cameron Sutton turns himself in weeks after domestic violence allegation
Recommendation
Juan Soto praise of Mets' future a tough sight for Yankees, but World Series goal remains
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hey Siri
Full hotels, emergency plans: Cities along eclipse path brace for chaos
She bought a $100 tail and turned her wonder into a magical mermaid career
Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
Demolition crews cutting into first pieces of Baltimore bridge as ship remains in rubble
Beyoncé drops 27-song track list for new album Cowboy Carter
Zoey 101's Matthew Underwood Says He Was Sexually Harassed and Assaulted by Former Agent