Republicans say enhanced pandemic unemployment benefits are what’s keeping people out of the workforce. That could be playing a role, but the complete picture is far more complicated.

NPR chief economic correspondent Scott Horsley lays out the evidence for what’s really behind the struggle to find workers.

Stacey Vanek Smith, host of NPR’s daily economics podcast The Indicator, explains why the problem may be specific to certain subset of the economy. More from the Indicator on that topic here. Find more episodes on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

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