Employers at a Western North Carolina Job Fair Report an Ongoing Labor Shortage

Scott Rickard (L), production manager at Lassonde Pappas and Company at the "$18 per Hour and Beyond" job fair in Fletcher, in western North Carolina on Aug. 10, 2021. Matt McGregor/EpochTimes

FLETCHER, North Carolina—A western North Carolina job fair promoting employment opportunities with wages starting at $18 per hour revealed an ongoing need for local businesses to hire workers.

“This job fair is being offered due to outcry from local employers from all sectors who are begging for workers,” Barbara Darby, one of the job fair’s organizers, told The Epoch Times.