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The long-term care industry is facing the worst staffing shortages among all health care providers nationwide, and Clark County is being impacted.
(KPTV) - Despite high unemployment around the state, many Oregon businesses are looking to hire. According to the Oregon Employment Department, there were 46,000 job vacancies during the summer, and many companies are still looking to fill vacancies. "We have seen that there's been strong hiring throughout the fall in construction and there's retail hiring and office jobs that people are looking for talented employees to come on," said Gail Krumenauer, an economist with the Oregon Employment Department. According to the OED, which tracks hiring trends, four out of five available jobs are full...