Millennials and Gen Zers in Asia don't want to work in factories. It means you could soon pay more for clothes, furniture, and toys.

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Americans are used to cheap toys made in Asian factories.

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The job market is never going to return to normal

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The coming surge in boomer retirement will create a labor shortage that will last for decades — and that's great news for everyone.

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America is refusing to do the one simple thing that would solve the Great People Shortage

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The US needs more workers or it will face serious economic chaos. There's a clear fix: more immigration.

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Two simple words: more immigrants

America needs more workers. 

You don't need a college degree to work for this member of Congress

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Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., speaks during an event at Capitol in Washington, July 20, 2022.

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Why America's childcare system is crumbling and its workers are begging for help

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I'm a millennial who's quitting my job because I'm overworked and underpaid — and feel underqualified to grow my career

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A meat cutter in Seattle told Insider that he's ready to quit his job.

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Black Americans are more likely to be working than white Americans for the first time on record

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A hot labor market "incentivizes employers to reach out to pools of talent they've historically overlooked," Daniel Zhao, lead economist at Glassdoor, told Insider.

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Obama wants companies to strip degree requirements from more six-figure jobs to address the labor shortage

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Former President Barack Obama speaks during a rally for Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock before the 2022 Georgia runoff.

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Companies could lower grocery store prices if the US passed immigration reform, says a major food CEO: 'It's a crisis out here in terms of labor availability'

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The surge in avian flu is likely to cause the price of eggs to skyrocket again, Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford told Time.

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Self-centered boomers destroyed the economy — and now millennials and Gen Z are paying the price

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Boomers have created a bottleneck of workers and housing, crippling the economy for millennials and Gen Z.

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Their greed destroyed the economy — and now millennials and Gen Z are paying the price

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