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The Pros And Cons Of U.S. Worker Shortages

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Truck and automobile traffic mix on Interstate 5, headed north through Fife, Wash., in August 2016. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
Truck and automobile traffic mix on Interstate 5, headed north through Fife, Wash., in August 2016. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

From tech to trucking to manufacturing, the low unemployment rate in the U.S. means many employers are scrambling to find workers.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with University of Michigan economist Donald Grimes about what this means for workers, employers and the economy overall.

This segment aired on July 2, 2018.

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