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HAB911

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22. that doesn't surprise me

Reply to jmbar2 (Reply #20)

Wed Oct 20, 2021, 10:51 AM

Oct 2021

half the shit I read from all sources..............

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Someone is lying..worker applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September got one interview [View all] HAB911 Oct 2021 OP

Well, then, He needs to come to Illinis. Jobs abound! 634-5789 Oct 2021 #1

Depends on the business and what they need Freddie Oct 2021 #2

Did they get PPP money? durablend Oct 2021 #3

No Freddie Oct 2021 #5

I see a lot of Help Wanted signs here in Austin. Lonestarblue Oct 2021 #4

Well...it IS Ft. Myers, so... NCDem47 Oct 2021 #6

Blame Carlos! I have been getting e-mails every day for Carlos. doc03 Oct 2021 #7

Gee WHITT Oct 2021 #13

But where are they? Are they working someplace else? Did they find a better job? doc03 Oct 2021 #16

Well my theory....death and lost immigrants Farmer-Rick Oct 2021 #23

My two nieces started working from home last year doc03 Oct 2021 #25

Our unemployment numbers are where they were at before covid. GemDigger Oct 2021 #26

Unemployment before COVID was at 3.5% like doc03 Oct 2021 #27

I should have clarified that a bit. GemDigger Oct 2021 #28

Unemployment Zeitghost Oct 2021 #30

Unemployment is the basic gauge of the available workforce, correct? GemDigger Oct 2021 #34

Also, We Should Remember... ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #37

K&R ck4829 Oct 2021 #8

Eventually the "stimulus money caused it" argument is going to run out Ohioboy Oct 2021 #9

There's also the upward mobility factor. Crowman2009 Oct 2021 #10

Yeah, I was wondering the other day the impact that 700k+ dead has had on our work force. woodsprite Oct 2021 #12

Approximately 550,00 of that 750,00 that died forthemiddle Oct 2021 #29

Maybe it is because corporation do not want to pay a living wage Maggiemayhem Oct 2021 #11

Incompetent hiring managers abound, especially in restaurants & low end retail jobs. lark Oct 2021 #14

Time to add another square to this classic meme. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #15

I have been in workforce development over 30 years, and PatrickforB Oct 2021 #17

Here is a good Harvard study on that topic jmbar2 Oct 2021 #18

I really appreciate that link! Thank you very much. PatrickforB Oct 2021 #38

You're so welcome jmbar2 Oct 2021 #39

Corporations aren't missing workers Farmer-Rick Oct 2021 #19

I did a Google search on that story, and it may be questionable jmbar2 Oct 2021 #20

that doesn't surprise me HAB911 Oct 2021 #22

Let me channel Sen. Manchin. Hotler Oct 2021 #21

A friend of mine can't find a job ripcord Oct 2021 #24

If they can tell his age Zeitghost Oct 2021 #31

I'm curious Zeitghost Oct 2021 #32

He said he only applied to firms that said they were hurting for workers, you know... ck4829 Oct 2021 #35

Hiring someone... Zeitghost Oct 2021 #36

After the fiasco of last year xmas74 Oct 2021 #33