A Tight Labor Market May Require Extreme Measures. In West Texas, truck drivers are earning six figures and 20-something-year-old newcomers are doubling their earnings in the oilfields after just two weeks at a junior college. In Red Deer, Alberta, an increasing number of companies are covering the costs of post-secondary tuition or skills upgrading of their employees. […]
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New Survey: Wages Rising or Holding Steady as Labor Pressures Mount
35% of Businesses Expect Wage Increases; No Cuts Expected In Santa Fe Springs and Covina, California, just outside Los Angeles, workers are in short supply. “There is a severe shortage of workers at every level,” said Anne Woods, owner of Express Employment Professionals franchise offices in both communities. “It is being felt most keenly at […]