So you are just being as (insert your own word) as the person who wants to pay 50 for a TV.
Excellent example.
It was the point being made, not the actual figures.
I remember how the discussion use to be it was the UE benefits that was causing the shortage. Now we know that was just political BS from the right.
You have a massive amount of people choosing to retire early, why? You have many that no longer while accept poverty level wages, smart!
I love the lip service about supply and demand except when it works against you.
Now let's use your example. Pay 200/hr and there will be no labor shortage.
You resorted to hyperbole to make a point, because you can’t make an argument without it. Wages on the low ends has gone up drastically but it hasn’t helped.
And for higher end - as someone that is involved in hiring, I have yet to lose someone based on money. I ask what they are seeking and have given them at or above their high range. One candidate upped their ask by 33% and I matched. Still no. I find that a lot decide they want to work remotely for a job that needs to be on site or just don’t want to work if the job is not 1000000% exactly what they’re looking for. It’s an employees market right now and they’re free to exercise their rights.
I ask the recruiters for honest feedback and they say there’s nothing we’re doing wrong. There’s just a dearth of candidates, sometimes there’s no one within the region. You have to get creative, like searching other regions and paying for relo or hire a junior (when experience is needed) and hire a consultant to train them.
We need to bring more professional talent to the US for areas that are way undeserved. And we need to import labor for blue collar jobs that no one wants. Americans aren’t in survival mode where they will be desperate enough to leave family for weeks at a time to be truckers. It’s not about money, they’d rather earn less and live a family life. Many south of the border are desperate to survive and glad to take such opportunities. Heck they already come into the country (illegally) leaving their family for years at a time for much lower earnings.