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A New Jersey homebuilder who pays his workers over $100,000 wants young people to know construction can be a lucrative career that doesn't require college — and businesses are desperate to hire
There's a growing shortage of skilled construction workers, and long-time contractor Michael Bodei …
Eliza Relman
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A Kentucky Democrat says solving the labor shortage is 'cultural' because young people now 'can make as much money being a barista as they can being an assembly-line worker'
Budget chair John Yarmuth says "so many things are changing right now in terms of the nature of wor…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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From construction workers to electricians, these are the infrastructure jobs set to boom in the next few years
Insider looked at some construction, housing, and infrastructure jobs that have projected employmen…
Madison Hoff
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The labor shortage is actually 3 mismatches between workers and employers
The Delta wave has kept the labor shortage going into the fall. There are three unresolved "mismatc…
Juliana Kaplan
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A Colorado liquor store owner says workers are quitting after one shift if they don't like it, knowing they can get a new job on their lunch break
US retailers are struggling to find and retain workers who have been put off by low pay, lack of be…
Mary Hanbury
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3 'mismatches' that explain the labor shortage
During the slow recovery from the Great Recession, economists debated a "skills mismatch." Today's …
Nick Lichtenberg,Juliana Kapl…
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3 mismatches between what employers want and what workers are looking for amid the labor shortage
Employers want workers who are experienced, always available, and can work in-person. Workers have …
Juliana Kaplan
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The trucker shortage is fueled by a misconception that the job is only for low-skilled people, who endure poor working conditions, says expert
The reason for the truck-driver shortage lies with the public's misconceptions about the realities …
Zahra Tayeb
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Restaurants are starting to hire robots instead of people who are demanding higher pay
Americans are taking their time finding work. The longer they wait, the more it will kickstart the …
Ben Winck,Nick Lichtenberg
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Bonuses are on the rise: Job postings with incentives doubled in the past year, major jobs site Indeed says
Only 4.1% of Indeed posts had bonuses in July, but that's up from 1.8% in July 2020. Much of the in…
Ben Winck
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The Chamber of Commerce just sounded the alarm on America’s labor crisis - and it’s blaming a lack of qualified workers for a historically stark shortfall
The labor market currently has about 1.4 Americans competing for every job opening. That's half of …
Ben Winck,Juliana Kaplan
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The construction industry's off-putting treatment of women is making its labor shortage worse
"It's mind-blowing that in 2021" there still can be well-paying occupations where women are fewer t…
Madison Hoff
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Volvo workers in Virginia say the labor shortage helped them score a 12% pay rise: report
Striking workers rejected two offers from Volvo before reaching a better deal with a pay rise and a…
Grace Dean
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American companies are struggling to hire workers, but BofA sees that fading by early 2022
Bolstered unemployment benefits, coronavirus fears, and home-schooling demands likely kept many une…
Ben Winck
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Here's why you're having trouble finding work - or workers - during the labor shortage, economists say
Haven't returned to work yet? You're not alone. Five economists broke down for Insider why people a…
Juliana Kaplan
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Calling workers 'unskilled' reveals a major misconception about labor
New York City's new mayor, Eric Adams, faced backlash after he said that service workers "don't hav…
Ben Gilbert
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Workers say employers have been guilty of ghosting them for years
A growing trend of workers quietly quitting has renewed attention on workplace norms that left job …
Dominick Reuter
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In the summer of 'vaxed and waxed,' some salon owners face a shortage of waxing specialists
"You can't pay people enough to come back to work," Bethany Smilovitch, who owns seven European Wax…
Jenny Powers
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US factories are booming, but finding workers is still a struggle
Construction spending on US manufacturing has doubled from a year ago, though employment in the sec…
Noah Sheidlower
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America is refusing to do the one simple thing that would solve the Great People Shortage
The Great People Shortage is about to wreak havoc on the US economy — but there's an easy way…