Bill Dunkelberg

NFIB Index: Ten million still unemployed and jobs going unfilled

Featuring Bill Dunkelberg - February 10, 2021

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index, which shows only half of the 20 million who lost their jobs during the pandemic have returned to work, plus one-third of small business employers have jobs they can’t fill with qualified candidates.

Category: Economy: Nation, Global, Human Resources, Healthcare, Benefits

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