Original title: Tens of millions of job vacancies during the US epidemic, employers say hiring is too slow
Overseas Network, October 25th According to foreign media reports, although millions of Americans who were unemployed due to the new crown epidemic have returned to work, companies across the United States have reported that they are still facing a shortage of employees in recent months.
According to a report by Agence France-Presse on the 24th, US government data showed that as of the end of August, there were more than 10 million job vacancies in the United States. The labor force participation rate, which measures the level of active labor in the US economy, was 61.6% in September, compared with 63.3% before the outbreak of the new crown.
Pete, the founder of a small beer company in New York State, said that staff shortages prevented him from achieving his goal of brewing beer on site because he could not find a contractor to install the equipment he needed. Pete posted an advertisement for recruiting employees, participated in a job fair, and promised to provide vacations, benefits and salaries as generous as possible, but he still couldn’t find the people he needed. He said that “the hiring speed is alarmingly slow”, and the current staff shortage is also affecting his business development.
Foreign media pointed out that there are many reasons for the current shortage of employees in the United States, including continued concerns about contracting the new crown virus, especially those who live with the elderly or children. In addition, there are also some Americans who want to retire early, and some people are unwilling to work, which is also related to low wages. It is worth noting that the unemployment benefit plan provided by the US government during the epidemic expired in September and did not lead to an improvement in the recruitment situation.
Regarding the shortage of employees in the United States, Sojner, an economist at the University of Minnesota, said that many companies have begun large-scale recruitment at the same time, which has caused the current imbalance in labor supply and demand. He also mentioned that companies can spend more money to attract new employees, but many employers are unwilling to raise wages because it requires them to “pay out of their pockets” from profits. (Overseas Net/Zhang Ni Intern Compilation/Chen Cang)
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