Labor Shortages: Ohio
Back in January 2022, we wrote Intel’s $20 Billion Ohio Plant Mistake which critiqued Intel’s plan to spend $20 billion on a new semiconductor plant in Ohio. The key problem…
Labor Shortages: Nevada
Nevada has a 70% vacancy rate for Department of Transportation workers and there are major road projects waiting to be started. From MyNews4.com: The Nevada Department of Transportation’s (NDOT) overall…
Labor Shortages: Arkansas
The State of Arkansas is about to make it easier to make kids as young as 9 work and that’s a very unique way of dealing with the labor shortage…
Labor Shortages: Michigan
In our continuing series of labor shortages state by state, the city of Detroit encapsulates a broader problem across America. From The Detroit News: A coalition of organizations have been…
Labor Shortages: Alaska
Alaska has a unique solution to labor shortages: drop degree requirements for state jobs. From HigherEdDive.com: Alaska will no longer require four-year degrees for most state jobs, according to an…
Labor Shortages Across America
We highlighted labor shortages in various states over the past couple of weeks but for a more holistic view, the US Chamber of Commerce has compiled an interactive map that…
Labor Shortages: North Dakota
The state of North Dakota wants to implement state run immigration offices to attract more immigrants to the state to fill the labor shortages. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, is sponsoring two…
Labor Shortages: Texas
Labor shortages in Texas? Texas is booming economically and according to NAR has the second most inward migration from other states at 231,000 new resident. So how can Texas have…
Labor Shortages: Indiana
Indiana has a labor shortage problem on farms and the problem has been growing every year with no real long term solutions in sight. From Brown Field Ag News: “We…
Labor Shortages: Illinois
The State of Illinois has a labor shortage problem but the biggest impact for the state seems to be in a shortage of government workers. From the Daily Herald: Roughly…