Source: David Bass, NC POLITICAL NEWS, 4/22/22

New research predicts long-term pain for the labor market due to around 3 million workers who plan to remain permanently sidelined over concerns of physical illness or physical impairment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The research team — represented by scholars from ITAM Business, Stanford University, and the University of Chicago — named this phenomenon “long social distancing.” They found that more than 10% of Americans who worked in 2019 will continue social distancing...

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