Labor Market Mystery: Where Are the Older Gen Z Workers?

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The early-pandemic exodus from the labor force has mostly reversed, but one group remains oddly absent: people in their early 20s

In the first quarter of 2022, U.S. worker productivity fell in the steepest drop in 74 years. WSJ’s Jon Hilsenrath explains why productivity is central to the economy, and why big drops can be difficult to recover from.

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They know it’s a trap.

Waiting foe their next Biden payment. Like Ukraine

How can this problem be solved?

What is this 'GenZ workers' to which you refer?

I think we all know. They are a lost, non-functioning, non-working strata of adult children living at home, with few prospects of a rewarding and meaningful life. And it’s not all their fault. Look at the parents and the schools, and the media. And/Or they’re Antifa.

There all still at home back on computer university courses.

Don’t have to work now that they think their student debt will be a handout

They don't count cannbis industry jobs in these stats, correct? Close to 500K people working in the industry, a decent percentage of which would include that demographic

Grifters. Either at home or on someone else.

Well my family isn't in these stats. My son and nephews are hard workers and making as much money as grown adults. We don't play that sit on your butt crap. You want it, go and get it.

A good kick in the pants is all that is needed.

Has anyone checked their folks' basement?

There's no mystery. We know where Gen Z workers are. On YouTube and tik tok trying to be influencers.

Check online videogames

College?

Probably hiding

Joe told them he’d give them free stuff if they voted for him.

Dads are not in their faces “Get a job!”?

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