S.C. Chamber of Commerce CEO Bob Morgan said. Both are the leading industries in the state. To better understand why employers are struggling to fill roles, the S.C. Chamber of Commerce has created a Workforce Development Survey and is asking employers across the state to respond. “The goal is to better understand what the needs of our employers are,” Morgan said. “In the state and around the entire country, there’s a real shortage of talent and some of that is related to a decline in workforce participation.” The survey includes four questions, including two meant to gauge how concerned employers are with the current shortage.