The article lists a number of common sense explanations. Why would this one be special? Your first sentence applies very well to your own comment. Personally,

The article lists a number of common sense explanations. Why would this one be special? Your first sentence applies very well to your own comment. Personally, what rings most true is the quote in the article about the virus being the first order issue. It seems much more common sense that the hiring challenges at the (hopefully) end of the pandemic are related to the fact that it’s still a pandemic.