Shaded line chart showing the number of available U.S. workers relative to demand from 2010 through 2023. In 2010 available workers exceeded demand by 12.4 million. This number decreased steadily until 2018, when demand for workers outpaced supply of them. After a massive Covid-19 spike in 2020 where it peaked at 14.4 million available workers, it fell again. As of Q4 2023 there 2.6 million fewer workers relative to demand.