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Two things are becoming clear about the U.S. economy in the not-so-distant future: it will be open and it will be thoroughly freaked out. As tedious as lockdowns have been, a worry-free labor market is still a long ways off. Even the most extroverted among us will be nervous about strolling back into an open-plan office, factory or a co-working space for that matter.