Worker shortages hitting restaurants in Marion County
House of Hunan is preparing for a rough summer.
During this time of year, the Chinese restaurant in Marion is usually getting a bunch of online applications from teens who are looking for a summer job.
But not this year, said manager Frank Lo.
"We've noticed we haven't been getting as many as we normally do and the apps that we do get, my manager has been trying to schedule interviews and the majority of them don't even show up," he said.
Businesses in Marion County and across the country are experiencing difficulty filling positions, even as COVID-19 cases fall and more people become vaccinated. According to The Washington Post, the U.S. economy added just 266,000 jobs in April, a figure that fell well below the nearly 1 million projected. This a big drop in comparison to March when the economy saw the addition of 770,000 jobs.