It looks like this problem is now even affected the state s most well known attractions.
According to WGME, Saco s Funtown Splashtown Amusement Park will only be open five days a week due to a lack of employees.
For the first time in the park s six decade history, it will not be open daily . Instead, in July and August, the park will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
A statement on the park s Facebook page said, in part:
Of course this is very disappointing, not only to you our guests, but also very much to all of us here at the park. This is the direct effect of a lack of potential team members applying for work this season. As anyone who pays attention to media outlets, whether on television or online knows, hiring seasonal employees is an incredible struggle this summer not only here in the state of Maine but across the nation. The abundance of jobs needing to be filled as businesses attempt to reopen after the Covid Summer of 2020, and the lack of willing applicants, has
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ASX 200 sinks alongside largest US inflation rise in 12 years
Marc Sidarous | May 13, 2021 5:59pm |
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S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is 0.72% lower today and back under 7,000 points for the first time in over a month. It’s the third consecutive day of losses for the index – each one above 0.7%.
Today’s market fall comes after the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the consumer price index (CPI) for the country increased by 0.9% for the month of April – the largest rise in the measurement since 2009. Over the past 12 months, it jumped 4.2%; 160 basis points more than the 12 months up to March.