American businesses big and small increasingly have the same problem: They can’t find workers.
The job market is so hot that employers are struggling to handle the consequences.
A Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday found labor shortages all over the country. And more businesses said they had no choice but to pay more to attract and keep the workers they want, a sign that wage growth may finally be picking up.
But companies are also losing out on business. That’s not an immediate problem for the economy, but it could hurt economic growth in the long term. The survey showed worker shortages increased significantly at the end of last year.
Here’s a snapshot.
In New England ...
Restaurants can’t find waiters, waitresses and cooks. One manufacturer was three months behind schedule as he struggled to hire workers for a new factory. Another industrial company with 100 employees had 20 job openings. Tech companies in Boston and elsewhere said it’s getting harder to find software engineers.
On the southern East Coast ...
One trucking company said it’s having so much trouble finding drivers that many of its vehicles were sitting idle in the parking lot, forcing the company to raise wages.
In Washington, D.C. ...
Another construction company said a lack of skilled workers was the main cause of rising costs. Worker shortages force companies to raise wages, but they can also translate into other costs, like delayed or canceled projects.
In Louisville, Kentucky, and Little Rock, Arkansas ...
Construction companies can’t find new employees, and manufacturing firms can’t find either skilled or unskilled workers.
In Missouri ...
Employers in the healthcare, hospitality and retail industries were hard-pressed to find qualified and available workers. Around St. Louis, building companies have limited ability to put up new homes as they struggle to find workers.
On the West Coast ...
Widespread reports of labor shortages forced bosses to hike wages. From farms to factories, employers said they couldn’t find enough people, or enough skilled people. West Coast banks also reported prolonged job vacancies and searches for qualified candidates.

Source: News Express

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See how there's availability of labour in an advanced economy; employers are looking for employees to fill job vacancies, while here in Nigeria unemployment is on the rise.

This alone says good about the standard of living in that country.

geostrata:
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Unfortunately I think not

Wow, so you mean Americans aren't taking the jobs Donald Trump keeps telling them immigrants are stealing?
Much wow, plenty waawu.

Fake news

US unemployment figures as of January 2018 are still at a 17 year low of 4.1%

The US economy is doing very well right now and it is poised for even more growth.

Reporters like this would rather that illegal immigrants be allowed access or continued stay in the US.

Bawss1:
Fake news

US unemployment figures as of January 2018 are still at a 17 year low of 4.1%

The US economy is doing very well right now and it is poised for even more growth.

Reporters like this would rather that illegal immigrants be allowed access or continued stay in the US.

Bros e be like say u no read well before commenting. Unemployment is very low because there are more jobs than people. And that is same thing we are saying here. Or what is the fake news? The report is all over the internet. I hope you have some data to get yourself educated.
Regards

code7x:

Bros e be like say u no read well before commenting.[b] Unemployment is very low because there are more jobs than people. [/b]And that is same thing we are saying here. Or what is the fake news? The report is all over the internet. I hope you have some data to get yourself educated.
Regards

Smh

OK let's give this another go

Try reconciling the fact the US economy is doing very well with this story that says companies are closing down because of shortage of workers.

My original comment stands; this is fake news. (in Trump's voice )

The media is trying to suggest that the economy is in a bad place but the facts don't line up.

BTW notice how they fail to mention even one company by name that is closing down, just bogus mentions of places.

Bawss1:


Smh

OK let's give this another go

Try reconciling the fact the US economy is doing very well with this story that says companies are closing down because of shortage of workers.

My original comment stands; this is fake news. (in Trump's voice )

The media is trying to suggest that the economy is in a bad place but the facts don't line up.

BTW notice how they fail to mention even one company by name that is closing down, just bogus mentions of places.

Lol it's either you have a shallow comprehension of the subject or you are intentionally playing a blind critic. When a report says companies close down due to inability to put up a workforce, it is only rational to infer that the said companies are either some of the new companies or companies that cant stand competition, which is normal.

Everyone else saw positivity in this, and not negativity like you. It takes a good economy to support so great industralization and high employment rate that almost all the human resource is used up. Nothing can speak well of an economy more than this.

Again I say, google!

code7x:

Lol it's either you have a shallow comprehension of the subject or you are intentionally playing a blind critic. When a report says companies close down due to inability to put up a workforce, it is only rational to infer that the said companies are either some of the new companies or companies that cant stand competition, which is normal.

Everyone else saw positivity in this, and not negativity like you. It takes a good economy to support so great industralization and high employment rate that almost all the human resource is used up. Nothing can speak well of an economy more than this.

Again I say, google!

Long story, my point is this is fake news.

Simple way to test the veracity of this report: Which company is closing down because they can't find workers?

..not bad

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