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LEXINGTON, Ky. Many Kentucky businesses have difficulty finding workers to fill open positions as the state’s economy begins to recover from the downturn of the yearlong COVID-19 pandemic.
What You Need To Know
KYCEP s Jason Bailey says employers complaints are discredited.
Kentucky s minimum wage has not increased in more than a decade
Restaurant workers have had same base pay since 1991
Companies and businesses are offering incentives to lure employees
A major complaint from employers about the shortage is people are unwilling to work because of unemployment benefits offered through state and federal COVID relief packages. Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Executive Director Jason Bailey in a recent op-ed said that such claims are “discredited.”