Australian Bosses Can’t Find Enough Truckies, Nurses

Australian Bosses Can’t Find Enough Truckies, Nurses
Registered Nurse Clancy Spencer poses in the clinical assessment room at St George Hospital COVID-19/ Flu Assessment Clinic on May 15, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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While COVID-19 sends unemployment rates soaring, some employers - notably of nurses and truck drivers - are struggling to fill job vacancies.

The National Skills Commission Taskforce surveyed five industries experiencing relatively strong demand during the pandemic downturn. It contacted 2300 employers and found between them they had 988 vacant positions.