Employers continue seeing worker shortage in San Diego County

San Diego (KUSI) – The country slowly creeps out of the pandemic, and employers cannot bring employees to the floor fast enough.

Many employers are still struggling to find aspiring workers, especially looking for employees in the food service industry.

Phil Blair, Executive Officer of Manpower Staffing, joined Logan Byrnes of KUSI to discuss the struggle to find ambitious employees.

Blair says the current job market is actually Job seeker market, The employer is desperate to find an employee.

Blair doesn’t want to apply when others are applying after the unemployment benefits are gone in September, so get hired now.

According to Blair, it’s a great time to be hired to maintain a flexible schedule and earn sign-on bonuses.

For employers looking to hire, Blair added, making sure your rates are competitive and offering referral bonuses along with other incentives.