A declining unemployment rate—now at 6.1 percent—would seem to mean
that employers are packing their payrolls with workers. But many
businesses say they are having a harder time filling open positions this
year than last year, according to a new survey.
The poll, conducted by franchise staffing firm Express Employment Professionals, reports that 83 percent of the 115 company's franchises surveyed said that it was "somewhat difficult" or "very difficult" to fill a job opening this year. That's up from 78 percent who reported the same for the survey in 2013.
When asked for the primary reason jobs remained unfilled, 52 percent of respondents cited a lack of available candidates.
Businesses continue to blame a skills gap between jobs seekers and the open positions.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101823572?__source=yahoo|finance|headline|headline|story&par=yahoo&doc=101823572
The poll, conducted by franchise staffing firm Express Employment Professionals, reports that 83 percent of the 115 company's franchises surveyed said that it was "somewhat difficult" or "very difficult" to fill a job opening this year. That's up from 78 percent who reported the same for the survey in 2013.
When asked for the primary reason jobs remained unfilled, 52 percent of respondents cited a lack of available candidates.
Businesses continue to blame a skills gap between jobs seekers and the open positions.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101823572?__source=yahoo|finance|headline|headline|story&par=yahoo&doc=101823572
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