The data that shows Boomers are to blame for the labor shortage – CNN

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CNN’s Christine Romans reports.”},{“title”:”Why are people quitting their jobs?”,”duration”:”03:24″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/11/27/great-resignation-covid-19-pandemic-yurkevich-dnt-ndwknd-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/11/27/great-resignation-covid-19-pandemic-yurkevich-dnt-ndwknd-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210707150430-job-resignation-stock-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/11/27/great-resignation-covid-19-pandemic-yurkevich-dnt-ndwknd-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/business-economy/”,”description”:”Americans’ mass exodus from their place of work, coined as u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/success/quit-job-pandemic-feseries/index.html” target=”_blank”>the “Great Resignation,”u003c/a> resulted in 4.4 million people quitting their jobs in September. CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich speaks to individuals about what led them to leave.”,”descriptionText”:”Americans’ mass exodus from their place of work, coined as u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/success/quit-job-pandemic-feseries/index.html” target=”_blank”>the “Great Resignation,”u003c/a> resulted in 4.4 million people quitting their jobs in September. CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich speaks to individuals about what led them to leave.”},{“title”:”Weekly jobless claims fall below pre-pandemic levels”,”duration”:”01:31″,”sourceName”:”CNNBusiness”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/11/24/jobless-claims-unemployment-insurance-nov-24.cnnbusiness/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/11/24/jobless-claims-unemployment-insurance-nov-24.cnnbusiness”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211124085315-us-hiring-sign-1105-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/11/24/jobless-claims-unemployment-insurance-nov-24.cnnbusiness/video/playlists/business-economy/”,”description”:”Last week’s jobless claims totaled 199,000 when adjusted for seasonal swings, the lowest level since November 1969. CNN’s Matt Egan reports on the signs of economic recovery.”,”descriptionText”:”Last week’s jobless claims totaled 199,000 when adjusted for seasonal swings, the lowest level since November 1969. CNN’s Matt Egan reports on the signs of economic recovery.”},{“title”:”Biden to nominate Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chairman”,”duration”:”03:17″,”sourceName”:”CNNBusiness”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/11/22/jerome-powell-federal-reserve-chairman-biden.cnnbusiness/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/11/22/jerome-powell-federal-reserve-chairman-biden.cnnbusiness”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210910001519-jerome-powell-0715-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/11/22/jerome-powell-federal-reserve-chairman-biden.cnnbusiness/video/playlists/business-economy/”,”description”:”President Joe Biden formally announced his intent to nominate Jerome Powell to serve as the chairman of the Federal Reserve for a second term and nominate Lael Brainard to serve as the Fed’s vice chair.”,”descriptionText”:”President Joe Biden formally announced his intent to nominate Jerome Powell to serve as the chairman of the Federal Reserve for a second term and nominate Lael Brainard to serve as the Fed’s vice chair.”},{“title”:”US economy roaring back after pandemic slump”,”duration”:”02:13″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/11/20/us-economy-indicators-roaring-back-amid-inflation-pandemic-romans-ndwknd-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/11/20/us-economy-indicators-roaring-back-amid-inflation-pandemic-romans-ndwknd-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211025011233-underscored-cash-in-wallet-with-hands-removing-bills-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/11/20/us-economy-indicators-roaring-back-amid-inflation-pandemic-romans-ndwknd-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/business-economy/”,”description”:”CNN’s Christine Romans breaks down the ways in which the US economy is roaring back after the Covid-19 pandemic slump.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Christine Romans breaks down the ways in which the US economy is roaring back after the Covid-19 pandemic slump.”},{“title”:”Why the economy is sending mixed signals”,”duration”:”03:55″,”sourceName”:”CNNBusiness”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/11/17/confusing-economy-job-growth-revisions.cnnbusiness/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/11/17/confusing-economy-job-growth-revisions.cnnbusiness”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211108092441-02-us-inflation-food-prices-1105-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/11/17/confusing-economy-job-growth-revisions.cnnbusiness/video/playlists/business-economy/”,”description”:”Government revisions show job growth was actually strong this summer and retail sales are booming. But inflation is high and consumer sentiment is low. CNN’s Matt Egan breaks down why it’s such a confusing time for the US economy.”,”descriptionText”:”Government revisions show job growth was actually strong this summer and retail sales are booming. But inflation is high and consumer sentiment is low. CNN’s Matt Egan breaks down why it’s such a confusing time for the US economy.”},{“title”:”Pentagon helps military families with rising costs “,”duration”:”02:07″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/11/18/military-families-coronavirus-economy-liebermann-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/11/18/military-families-coronavirus-economy-liebermann-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211118111641-pentagon-military-families-vpx-img-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/11/18/military-families-coronavirus-economy-liebermann-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/business-economy/”,”description”:”The Pentagon is stepping in to help military families that are struggling with the rising costs from the pandemic. CNN’s Oren Liebermann reports. “,”descriptionText”:”The Pentagon is stepping in to help military families that are struggling with the rising costs from the pandemic. 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