With things like rent moratoriums and educational loan forgiveness becoming common I believe many people who did those low skill undesirable jobs have left the work force for college. Covid is here to stay and with that many of the wealthier blue states will be subsidizing rent for a very long time. This state has a yuge housing crisis which existed before covid.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfri...h=11a98bfb6b91
https://www.king5.com/article/news/l...d-4cae3beb1d9b