The U.S. is short about 4.3 million homes, according to recent estimates from Zillow, a key reason buying a home has gotten more expensive. But the simplest solution, to build more houses, has a flaw—there's no one to build them. That's because homebuilders can't find construction workers. "In the wake of the Great Recession, the residential construction industry lost 1.5 million jobs. Tens of thousands of homebuilders went out of business.
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Record numbers of nurses left their jobs during the pandemic—these incentives aim to lure them back The total number of registered nurses in the U.S. dropped by more than 100,000 in 2021—the largest single-year drop in 40 years, according to a Health Affairs analysis. A key driver of the mass exodus was the COVID-19 pandemic as nurses were on the frontlines responding to the infectious disease.
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This article was originally published by By Jay Waagmeester on The Gazette on Jul, 2023. Despite the recent law passed by the Iowa Legislature to eliminate some child labor restrictions, Iowa youth employment service providers say they have a harder time placing 14- and 15-year-old Iowans in jobs. “That’s definitely the area that’s hurting for our program as well, finding businesses and organizations to keep our 14- and 15-year-olds busy,” said Jason Vang, youth program coordinator for the Evelyn K.
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This article was originally published by The Gazette on The Gazette on June, 2023. Iowa courts are facing a serious shortage. The Gazette's courts reporter Trish Mehaffey talks with Becky Lutgen Gardner on the opportunities available to Iowa job seekers. A crisis in Iowa Courts Iowa is facing a 'beyond crisis' level shortage of court reporters, with 33 job openings in the state and a nationwide high demand.
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