National labor shortage impacting Acadiana businesses seeking employees
and last updated 2021-04-30 18:49:20-04
As COVID restrictions continue to lighten up, more places around Acadiana are hiring. While driving around, 'now hiring' signs can be seen across Lafayette.
According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the unemployment rate for March of this year was 6.6%, a 7% decrease from May of last year. However, that is 1% higher than March of 2020, before the pandemic shut businesses down.
Several employers KATC spoke with say despite those numbers, they are in need of workers.
"McHire.com is the way people get into the system with McDonald's, and it's very easy," Vice President of Marketing Development and Food Safety at McLaff Inc. Troy Romero said.