Source: Nick de la Canal, WFAE, 9/20/21


North Carolina manufacturers are struggling to find enough workers to keep up with record demand, and industry leaders in the state doubt that the end of federal unemployment benefits this month will be enough to fill the open positions. The labor shortage has plagued the state's manufacturing industry for years, says Gary Salamido, president and CEO of the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce, but the problem has only worsened during the pandemic. "Talent was, and now through the pandemic is, the top issue that's facing manufacturers," Salamido said.

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