A lot of that is what economists call structural unemployment: unemployment that is the result of a mismatch between the kills the open jobs call for and the supply of labor skills available. There are no quick fixes for that kind of unemployment. It would help if schools actually taught something useful instead of how to riot and tear down statues.
If some of these people had been working for the last year and a half they could have on the job training, which is sufficient for most positions.
That being said it was a bad idea to pay people not to work. Half of any job’s requirement is to show up on time and work for eight hours. If someone hasn’t done this in going on eighteen months that simple habit has been lost—momentum or lack thereof is the key.
I must be looking at the wrong classified job postings. I had no idea that there was a job market for assassins.
But of course I have been known to make a few misteaks now an then.
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Lazy folks is not the only reason the listed positions are not being filled.
How many of those job openings are not really available. I’m not looking now, but when I was looking as well as listening to HR folks in the company I was in; many posted openings were not actively being filled and those that were many were on the slow path by HR to be filled.
Another reason posted above could be that folks do not want to mess with the covid regulations. A large portions of the opening around here are health care.