The labor market was a microcosm of pandemic trends: demand deficits amid the
shutdowns, supply deficits after the reopening, and a subsequent bout of inflation.
Employment then had to cope with tight monetary policy and an unexpected surge of new workers. It has been an unusual interval, to say the least.
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