Finding Workers to Sustain Economic Recovery

CHAMBER BUSINESS BRIEF - CENTRAL KITSAP

June 16, 2022

Bremerton & Silverdale

Chamber Weekly Survey

Would a foot ferry between Bremerton and Bainbridge Island help your business?

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Yes, to attract more staff

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Yes, to attract more customers

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Yes, to attract both staff and customers

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Only a little

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No, it would not

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Not as much as more ferries to Seattle

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Finding Workers to Sustain Economic Recovery

Published by the Association of Washington Business, June 1, 2022

As the economy reopens after a two-year pandemic slump, Washington employers face a new challenge: Too many jobs chasing too few workers.

“Labor shortage,” a catchall term, refers to the familiar post-pandemic phenomenon of a state with more job opportunities than workers willing to fill them. The short but severe pandemic recession disrupted business as usual, sending many workers to the online unemployment lines. Some will be back. Many won’t. Employers are meeting the challenge by increasing compensation, adding flexibility, automating, and upskilling their workforce.

Read Richard Davis' full article here.

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