Editorials, Opinions
Help wanted – everywhere
You can’t miss the signs anymore.
There are “help wanted” signs in almost any store or restaurant you enter.
In March 2021, Texas’ unemployment rate was 6.9%. Hays County’s rate is sitting at 5.3%, a very slight decrease from the 5.7% in February.
So, with all of these people out of work, why can businesses not even get applicants in their door?
One week last month, a local personnel placement service had 99 jobs available. It received three applications. A local winery...