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The Economist podcast just did a nice episode on this.

I like getting non-American perspectives - Economist, BBC, Le Monde - but increasingly The Economist feels like an American publication.

Ironically, The Economist is a liberal publication in the British sense and they harp on that pretty frequently, but increasingly feels like a liberal publication in the American sense. A decade or so ago, a very centrist friend (military academy grad, former officer, but not particularly conservative) said that the great thing about The Economist is that it's fundamental perspective hasn't changed since the 19th century, so when you find The Economist leaning left or right, it's probably not The Economist that has done the most changing.

If you can access this, it's a comprehensive look at what's happening in the labor market

The most unusual job market in modern American history, explained
Quits, big raises and severe labor shortages: 10 charts on the completely surprising 2021 labor market
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/29/job-market-2021/

The question I had is perfectly answered in that article

But while employers (and even Kim Kardashian) have complained that no one wants to work anymore, that's not what the data is showing. Hiring was strong yet again in February, with 6.7 million workers signing on to new jobs. That's higher than the number of workers who quit, suggesting instead that workers were job switching.