America’s Struggle to Fill High-Skill Jobs

America’s Struggle to Fill High-Skill Jobs
A construction laborer works on the site of a new residential building in the Hudson Yards development in New York on Aug. 22, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—U.S. job openings surged to record high levels this year as companies struggle to find people with the talents they need.

Today, there are more than 6 million vacant jobs that American workers are unable to fill—the highest level on record, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meanwhile, 6.8 million unemployed Americans are looking for jobs, and the labor force participation rate is 63 percent.
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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