Labor Shortages: Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania motto is “Virtue, liberty and independence” but it should be “We need people” because the state is suffering from a shortage of medical professionals. From Weny News: “The…
Labor Shortages: Alabama
Alabama prison system needs more people so the state is raising salaries to $50,000 to attract people to the profession. From USNews: The starting pay for a correctional officer trainee…
Labor Shortages: Idaho
Idaho has unique labor shortages and its not driven by demographic changes but by political policy. From the Idaho Capital Sun: Idaho’s Bonner General Health, the only hospital in Sandpoint,…
Labor Shortages: Georgia
Georgia has a solution to their labor shortages…hire more disabled persons to fill roles. From News-Journal.com: People living with intellectual and developmental disabilities say one solution to Georgia’s workforce shortage…
Labor Shortages: Kentucky
A safe bank these days is as rare as a Kentucky carpenter but we’re not talking banks today, we’re talking labor shortages. From WSPDlocal6.com: The number of skilled trade jobs…
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…