Employers are struggling to fill job openings Published: April 8, 2021 6:20 PM EDT Recommended Businesses are struggling to find workers. CareerSource said it has a plethora of openings to fill but people either aren’t willing or can’t do the work. For some people, it’s either a personal or economic reason keeping them from returning to work. Some are dealing with health and safety reasons, all a direct result of the pandemic. The end result is companies are short on staff. The Naples Soap Company, Goodwill, Starbucks, restaurants, and hotels hiring. “It is an industry that is not going to see any type of relief soon. I foresee that to take place, recovery of a year and a half to two years down the road for that industry to recover,” said Janeth Castrejon, communications manager for CareerSource Southwest Florida.