Federal Reserve: Businesses Say Vaccine Mandates Are Hurting Employment

Federal Reserve: Businesses Say Vaccine Mandates Are Hurting Employment
The Federal Reserve Board Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington on March 27, 2019. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Jack Phillips
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The Federal Reserve on Thursday said that businesses have reported COVID-19 vaccine mandates have hurt employment and are contributing to labor supply problems—even before President Joe Biden’s previously announced vaccine mandate for private businesses goes into effect.

While employment increased at a modest to moderate rate in recent weeks, the Fed’s so-called Beige Book noted that the U.S. economy has been “dampened by a low supply of workers,” partially due to vaccine mandates.
Jack Phillips
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