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US Chamber of Commerce reports that women are prepared to enter. There are just fewer workers.
participating in the work force at the lowest rates The US Chamber of Commerce reports that, as
since the 1970s. In the spring of 2020, 3.5 million of August 2022, if every unemployed person in
mothers left their job, reducing the participation rate the country became employed today, we would
for working moms from around 70% to 55%. They still have 5 million open jobs. They add that we
indicate that this number is improving but has not have more than 3 million fewer Americans in the
fully recovered. More than a quarter of men surveyed workforce today compared to February of 2020.
said that the industry was still suffering, and they Others have returned to school, found the need
were not ready to return. In addition to these factors, to remain at home to care for their family, or
some are more focused on learning new skills and shuffled from one open position to another.
obtaining an education before re-entering the market.
Others left work to open their own business. Over In five years, perhaps, like in the Marvel universe,
the past two years, nearly 10 million new business everyone will return.
applications were filed and in 2020 alone more than 4
million new businesses were started. ___________________________________
Dale Ponder serves as President on the AASBO Board of
So, where did everyone go? Directors and as the Chief of Finance & Operations for Crane
Elementary School District in Yuma
Well, it seems that more people are leaving, or
have left, the workforce than who are ready and

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