It’s no mystery. Higher wage offers are needed.
Wages go with supply. Problem is with the applicants. Whiny snowflakes, drug users or under qualified.
A lot of people can’t pass drug tests or criminal background checks.
Actually the bigger problem is a totally dysfunctional education system.
I don’t think wages are the problem.
“...20,000 unemployed people are looking for work...”
I’ve been through Dayton lots of times, and when an employer says he can’t find qualified workers, what he’s really saying is that he can’t find enough non-druggies and non-felons who have a work ethic, can follow directions and can read and do basic math.
It’s no mystery why there are millions of jobs to be filled and milions of people seeking jobs. That’s what happened when you flood the labor market with millions upon millions of unskilled workers.
11% of people who work at or below minimum wage or for tips have bachelor’s degrees. 50% of people with engineering degrees work outside of engineering. Unemployment among architects is still at double-digit levels.
Employers are NOT going to find someone with 15 years of experiencing coding Python or Ruby on Rails and a Masters’ in Comp Sci to take entry-level jobs. And literally millions of these job offerings don’t actually exist; they are ploys to comply with regulations.
Like a customer told me. You can’t find people who want to work.
Not necessarily. Many of these jobs require specific skills. We don’t teach many of them any more. If I’m 70 something there ain’t enough money available to lure me back into a welding job
But, alas, the FLOOD of Criminal Aliens keeps SUPRESSING wages.
and cut benefits. Drastically.
Hunger motivates.
... OToH lower welfare benefits would make current wage offers more attractive ...
No mystery? Only mystery is why Fr’ers drag out their favorite old strawman without resding the article.
from the article:
“The irony is there are plenty of jobs to be had. Currently, about 15,500 job openings are posted on the OhioMeansJobs.com website for the 12 counties around Dayton.”
“Nearly half of those posted job openings — 47 percent — pay $50,000 to $79,000, according to a news release from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.”
“But there’s a catch. All of the posted jobs require at least a high school degree or GED, and nearly three-fourths require an associate’s degree or better.”
“The two most common job postings are for heavy load and tractor-trailer truck drivers, a job that requires a Commercial Driver’s License; and registered nurses, which requires a nursing degree.”
and there’s more about lack of entrylevel hsrd and soft skills...?just sayin’
It’s no mystery. Higher wage offers are needed.”””
NOT entirely. Accounting persons will not make good bakers.
Day Labor persons cannot be bank tellers.
The PITIFUL education my taxes pay for is coming home to roost. When a under educated idiot didn’t have a job under Obama, they got Welfare—basically for life—.
Under Trump-—tighter rules & idiots are excused from welfare.
In a company that needs workers-—not cell phone addicts—they don’t have to take these losers.
LIFE IS HARD-—AND IT IS HARDER WHEN YOU ARE STUPID.