Million to 4 million people are out of work because of covid. that's a significant number, even if you take the midpoint, 3 million. that's almost 2% of the entire u.s. civilian labor force. brookings estimates that the absence of these workers is translating to the loss of $168 billion in lost earnings a year, $168 billion. no wonder why so many sectors are dealing with a shortage of workers. think about restaurants, transportation, education, factories, hotels. all of them have a lot of unfilled jobs. this is something that impacts all of us because the lack of workers is contributing to the...