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Stacey Whitford applied for Medicaid for herself and her son in December. He needed the coverage for hearing aids, and they waited for months as Missouri officials processed thousands of applications.

A staffing crisis is causing a monthslong wait for Medicaid, and it could get worse

5:00am April 04, 2022

The pandemic has overwhelmed understaffed state Medicaid agencies, and as Biden's COVID-19 public health emergency declaration ends, low-income people could find it even harder to get coverage.

Education

Guilford Schools to lift bus service suspension to eight high schools

5:03pm March 29, 2022

by Paul Garber

Guilford County Schools officials say they will resume normal bus service to high schools affected by a driver shortage.

Lamar Cornett has worked in restaurants for more than 20 years. During the pandemic, he began thinking about leaving that career behind.

Low Pay, No Benefits, Rude Customers: Restaurant Workers Quit At Record Rate

6:50pm July 20, 2021

by Alina Selyukh

Average wages for nonmanagers at restaurants and bars hit $15 an hour in May, but many say no amount of pay would get them to return. They are leaving at the highest rate in decades.

The number of job openings topped 9 million on the last day in May, according to the Labor Department. The number of people quitting their jobs fell slightly from April — to 3.6 million.

Economy

U.S. Job Openings Remain At A Historic High, Giving Job Seekers Options

12:33pm July 07, 2021

by Andrea Hsu

The number of job openings in the U.S. topped 9 million in May, according to Labor Department. The number of people quitting their jobs eased slightly from April but remains high.

A "Help Wanted" sign is displayed at a gas station in Los Angeles. After surviving the pandemic, small businesses across the country are struggling to find workers

Business Should Be Booming — If Only There Were Enough Workers For The Job

9:10am July 02, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Small businesses are struggling to find enough workers to keep pace with booming demand even as data showed 850,000 jobs created in June.

Fresh asparagus has been gathered in Bottrop, Germany, in mid-April. Farms across Europe are facing a labor shortage as a result of closed borders because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Germany Struggles To Fill Its Farm Labor Shortage After Closing Its Borders

11:58am May 20, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

The government flew in thousands of seasonal workers from Romania and Poland, but that may not be enough. Some farmers are looking to hire Germans for the harvest.

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A Senegalese migrant collects oranges on the plain of Rosarno and San Ferdinando in Calabria, Italy, on Feb. 6. The lockdown countries imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic have cut off the usual flow of seasonal farmworkers.

Italy Considers Permits For Undocumented Migrants To Fill A Big Farmworker Gap

12:01pm April 29, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

The country faces a shortfall of up to 350,000 laborers just when it is bracing for deep economic impacts from the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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The job market is booming and the economy is expanding. But wage growth hasn't kept pace, which has many economists puzzled.

Solving The 'Wage Puzzle': Why Aren't Paychecks Growing?

11:34am August 02, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

The job market is booming and the economy is expanding. So why aren't wages keeping pace? That's the wage puzzle, and some economists and employers offer explanations they say help explain it.

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