ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly “Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl” economic update podcast. In Episode 34 (7:28 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks about the current labor situation, how bad it is right now and what can be done to ease the burden.

• The obvious factor making this situation even more pronounced right now.
• How many baby boomers retire each day and each year? The numbers are
• staggering.
• What do the number 10,000 and film critics have to do with the current labor
• shortage?
• What role does immigration play?
• When does Dr. Kuehl think the labor crisis will begin to ease?
• What can be done to correct this problem?
• How can academia help?
• Advice to companies in our industry regarding the labor situation.