Study: Kentucky ranks 4th in nation for employers struggling to hire

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Whereas COVID-19 compelled companies to put off workers, and the demand for jobs was greater than the provision, the tables have turned as companies battle to seek out individuals to even apply for jobs.

A examine from WalletHub reveals Kentucky is close to the highest of the record on the subject of employers struggling to rent.

The report launched Wednesday ranks Kentucky fourth within the nation. Coming behind Alaska, Wyoming, and Montana.

Consultants from the examine say the labor imbalance continues to worsen. In the course of the top of lockdowns, there have been 490 job seekers per 100 job openings. It’s now all the way down to 50 for each 100 openings.

“I might like to be open six days per week, stated Jim Sawyer, who simply reopened Sawyer’s downtown. “I might like to be open. I would like in all probability 24 to 26 workers and I at the moment have functioning…seven.”

Sawyer’s closed from financial impacts attributable to the pandemic. Now that the restaurant is again, they’re going through new challenges. They’re solely open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday via Saturday. Ideally, they want to be open via the dinner rush. Sawyer worries what this pattern may imply for native companies, saying some have already gone beneath from it.

“We’ve already seen it. There’s already a number of glorious eating places that had been on this metropolis which might be gone. There’s some that simply have deep sufficient pockets that they will keep it up.”

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