The U.S. worker shortage crisis continued to worsen in the past months according to a report released June 1 by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, reported by The Hill.
The Chamber stated in its reports that in March there were a record 8.1 million vacant jobs in the U.S., showing an increase of 600,000 positions from February. However, the number of available workers per job – 1.4 workers per job – has become half of what the national average has been for the past 20 years and the ratio continues to fall, according to the Chamber.
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