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Ongoing Pandemic Continues to Add to Worker Shortage in Maryland

Sep 20, 2021

Ongoing Pandemic Continues to Add to Worker Shortage in Maryland

While President Joe Biden rolls out his plan to improve the country's economy, business owners and workers are still trying to solve coronavirus pandemic-related problems in Maryland.


The coronavirus pandemic changed lifestyles and that's what's now driving the worker shortage.

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Although Maryland saw an increase of 22,000 jobs in July, economists said overall, the pace of hiring has weakened. 


Most unfilled jobs are those that require fact-to-face contact. The Maryland Retailers Association expects improvement in October.


An analysis of data by Earnin, an app that tracks wages, only 1 in 8 unemployed workers found employment in August.


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