and last updated 2021-05-10 08:55:25-04 "We're hiring" signs are not hard to find in Southeast Wisconsin. What appears to be hard to find are people to apply. "You thought 'Oh pandemic, lots of unemployment, I'll be able to able to find a lot of workers, but that's not the reality our businesses are seeing," said Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO Melissa "Missy" Hughes. Hughes says the pandemic put a magnifying glass on obstacles families face in getting back to work. "If part of our family's ability to go to school or have their needs met is hindered then that impacts the family member and their ability to get to work," she explained.