NEW JERSEY — America’s employers now face a post-pandemic challenge: bringing employees back into the workforce.
A study powered by WalletHub examined how employers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia compare in hiring, with the three states in the tri-state area being at one end of the spectrum.
For build your rankingWalletHub analyzed the job offer rate of each state or district, giving double the rate of the last month and the rate of the last 12 months of full weight.
The list, titled “States Where Employers Have Hardest Hiring,” had Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York ranking 49-51, respectively, meaning nowhere else in the country was it easier for employers. fill vacant positions.
New York, the state with the least trouble finding employees in the survey, had a 4.60% vacancy rate in the past month.
Alaska ranked first on the list, with an 8.50% job posting rate in the past month. West Virginia and Louisiana followed in second and third, respectively.
How can the rate of job offers continue to decrease? WalletHub asked a group of experts to weigh in on the labor shortage.
Joelle Saad-Lessler, dean of the Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business, had a few suggestions: “Higher salaries, more flexible working conditions… maybe offering on-site childcare” were some of her keys to success. of employers as they work to hire and retain talent.
Another expert, Raymond J. Keating, also weighed in. The Chief Economist of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council believes that “a welcoming work environment” and “making it clear that you value your people” goes a long way.
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