Packed stadiums, family gatherings, restaurants back to 100 capacity. What about the economy . Is it on the same path . Just a few minutes ago, we learned the United States added 559,000 jobs in the month of may, employment is still lower than prepandemic levels but the games are strong and in line with expectations. Todays News follows a surprisingly weak Jobs Report we saw last month when experts were predicting a big gain. Total employment is still creeping up but we are not back to where we once were. We talked about people moving into new industries and away from jobs they once had. The numbers seem to be reflecting that. The hardhit Leisure And Hospitality industry is still down 2. 5 million jobs but it gained almost 300,000 in the last month. And what about that crazy disconnect between employers and employees . Right now 48 of Small Business Owners are reporting they have unfilled Job Openings, but i want you to look at the numbers, millions of americans are still looking for w
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You can feel an unburdening up and down the state and it s about time and it feels good. we do have the labor disconnect here. what s the solution? yeah, i think we have it here as well. so we went from having among if not the lowest unemployment rate in the nation to one that is still sticky, the national numbers that have come out are encouraging. i think it s a combination of things, stephanie, i think it s more time on the clock, i do support jason s comments that this is temporary to some degree. perhaps it s due to that somewhat to the $300 premium. i think that may be part of it. but i actually believe it s a combination of things that i think it may be day care. we re not entirely full on in school, so you ve got some realities of taking care of your kids. i think you ve got folks who are scared still to get back into an indoor setting. i think the more folks we get