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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Worker Shortage Leaves Northwoods Businesses Shorthanded and Wondering, Where are the Workers?
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:05:08
	Publish Date:		2021-05-20 11:32:27
	Description:		Walk into any restaurant in downtown Minocqua or Eagle River, and chances are it’s understaffed. “If you drive around town, you’ll see pretty much every business has a ‘We’re Hiring’ or ‘Need Help’ sign out there,” said Stephen Coon, whose family owns Coontail Market in Boulder Junction and stores across Northern Wisconsin. Coon is struggling to find enough employees this season. “It’s always hard just because of the nature of seasonal business, but this year seems especially hard,” he said. “Everything is way busier than it typically is, and being short staffed is not a good thing in that landscape.” Coon is not alone; other local business owners across the Northwoods are in a similar position. The U.S. government recently reported that employers added 266,000 jobs in April. That’s a step in the right direction toward economic recovery, but those gains fell far short of what experts were predicting, especially in the hospitality and retail industries – where there are far more job
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