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Labor shortages are here to stay

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If you find you’re waiting longer for your coffee, you’re probably not alone.

There’s fewer workers to get things done.

And that’s something that’s happening on a larger scale.

We’re seeing a shift in workers entering and leaving the workforce.

UW Public Policy professor Jacob Vigdor is here to explain.

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