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Pensacola's labor shortage is affecting whole business community

"It doesn’t matter the industry. Business owners need workers,” said Todd Thompson, president of Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce.

Minimum wage: Employers from Escambia to Bay paying more for workers

Employers from Escambia to Bay counties paying way more for workers

Okaloosa businesses say stimulus, unemployment have gutted workforce

It is a phenomenon with its roots in the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Many businesses were forced to shut down and send employees home, and the federal government began providing funds to supplement state unemployment checks. Florida was one of the first states to reopen, and business owners eager to turn a profit and recoup losses rushed to beef up their work force and return to normalcy. But with other states slower to open, stimulus dollars continued to flow from the U.S. Treasury. Even though federal unemployment insurance payments have been cut from $600 to $300, a Floridian who qualifies for maximum state benefits of $275 still can make $575 a week. 

Report: Minority-Owned Businesses Coping With COVID

The coronavirus pandemic has had a major negative impact on business and commerce nationwide – most acutely felt by companies owned by merchants of color.