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Massachusetts farm owner spent $500 on Indeed ads for a produce-stand job - but got no applicants. - He temporarily closed the stall because he couldn't find staff, he told The Daily Hampshire Gazette.
- Other businesses have changed their hours, prices, and operations because of the
labor shortage .
The owner of a farm in Massachusetts said that he spent $500 advertising for a job vacancy on Indeed - but nobody applied.
The advert, which was seeking staff to
After being unable to find workers, Manheim temporarily closed the stand.
"We couldn't find any people to work there," he told The Gazette. "We're still looking." He did not say how much the job would pay.
Businesses ranging from ride-hailing apps and restaurants to hotels and delivery services are struggling to find workers.
Many say that their efforts to hire new workers are falling flat. The owner of a discount store in Maine said that he had a "help wanted" sign in the window but only received five applications in six months, while the owner of a taco restaurant in Texas said that most people who applied for jobs didn't show up to their interviews.
Businesses have been cutting their hours, raising prices, and changing operations because they can't get enough workers. In the case of the Taco restaurant, it even closed for good. Some businesses have said that people don't want to work anymore, in some cases blaming it on unemployment benefits. But workers say they're quitting their
Manheim opened his farm produce stand in May. He told The Gazette that his children had been working there but left because they had other jobs. He said his children brought in their friends as replacements, but that they'd all returned to college.
Manheim said that he enjoyed working at the stand, but that he had to be on the farm itself most of the day.
"I can only be in so many places at one time," he told The Gazette.
Massachusetts has an
The state's labor force participation rate - the number of people employed or actively seeking
Do you own or manage a business that's struggling to find staff? Or are you a worker who quit your job - or the industry - over pay, benefits, or working conditions? Contact this reporter at gdean@insider.com.
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