No workers equal no food...
Sooner than you think, you will not go to the store to get a pack of meat, you'll go to see if they have any meat that day, at all. It will also affect packaged goods, breads, cheeses, and nearly every staple. This is because when there are no workers, there's no one to harvest the fields, plant the crops, repair the equipment, and drive the trucks. But more than that, no workers mean no doctors, no nurses, no ambulance drivers, no police officers, no road crews, no auto repair specialists, and no teachers.