Originally Posted by JBord

Anecdotally, something I've started to hear around my area (where many vaccinated people are still wearing masks while walking outside alone even though it's not required), is that many parents aren't allowing their teenagers to work because they're still concerned about COVID. These kids likely aren't even collecting the unemployment stipend, so that's not the motivation. But they make up a pretty large percentage of the candidate field for chain and fast food restaurants.