It looks like this problem is now even affected the state s most well known attractions.
According to WGME, Saco s Funtown Splashtown Amusement Park will only be open five days a week due to a lack of employees.
For the first time in the park s six decade history, it will not be open daily . Instead, in July and August, the park will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
A statement on the park s Facebook page said, in part:
Of course this is very disappointing, not only to you our guests, but also very much to all of us here at the park. This is the direct effect of a lack of potential team members applying for work this season. As anyone who pays attention to media outlets, whether on television or online knows, hiring seasonal employees is an incredible struggle this summer not only here in the state of Maine but across the nation. The abundance of jobs needing to be filled as businesses attempt to reopen after the Covid Summer of 2020, and the lack of willing applicants, has
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