>>Many people who should be in the workforce are sitting at home collecting their stimulus money….. And other magic money or taxpayer-funded “benefits”.
Stimulus money and all benefits are gone. The majority of them ended on Nov 21 and Dec 21. Unemployment is a real issue.
I myself am applying for jobs but companies are not hiring. I even have an offer letter but no joining date yet because Project got delayed. From April onward things may pick up. For IT people big disruption is happening because of Europe. Initially, it was COVID. The majority of countries lifted their restrictions last week. Now war. Big layoffs are coming in IT industry.
Prayers for you to get a good job soon.