U.S. Job Openings Reached Record Level This Spring Government and private-sector data show surge in demand for workers (highest, 2014)

[RationalExpectations]

U.S. Job Openings Reached Record Level This Spring
Government and private-sector data show surge in demand for workers led by leisure and hospitality industries

https://www.wsj.com/articles/job-ope...rs-11623144602 <== possibly behind a paywall

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https://archive.vn/ZnvBB <== same article, no paywall

Available jobs in the U.S. climbed further above pre-pandemic levels last month following a record surge earlier in the spring, a sign of strong demand for workers—with leisure and hospitality sectors showing the most growth in openings.

Openings continued to grow in May, according to job search site Indeed.com. That followed an increase of nearly 1 million unfilled positions in April, to 9.3 million, the highest level on records back to 2000, according to a Labor Department report released Tuesday.

[Mikala43]

I was listening to a podcast that brought up an interesting point.

In tourist areas work visa applications are way down, as are agricultural visas.

I haven't looked up further, but obviously that would contribute to our worker shortages.


Unlike for temporary visitors and international students, temporary worker visa issuance has been on an upward trend: The number increased from 732,000 in FY 2014 to 911,000 in 2017 and to 925,000 in 2018.



https://www.migrationpolicy.org/arti...ed-states-2018


I haven't see numbers for 2020/21, but I am curious to see if there is a large deviation.