force. perhaps it is altogether less than it has been in recent history. what you think about that? mohamed: i think that is probably in play partially. the work has changed. people s preferences has changed. i think that is probably one fact, but not the only one. i think they re so concerned about health issues, and the new variant is not going to help that. i think there are, especially when you look at female labor participation, issues about child care. the issues of school staying open. about kids being able to stay at school. there is a whole bunch of things coming together that is holding back labor force participation paired meanwhile, those who have jobs, can shop around. we have seen record quitting. people leaving voluntarily to get higher wages elsewhere. you now need not just higher wages to attract new workers, you need higher wage workers to