By alex christian 13th july 2023.

The federal government is facing a workforce crisis.

In late 2019, there were more open jobs than unemployed individuals.

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Keeping our economy growing requires that we fill these jobs.

There are two supposed problems, they allege.

Current employees are aging, and young people are less motivated by public service.

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In cybersecurity, for instance, the government needs some 40,000 cybersecurity professionals to protect the country against malicious actors.

To do so, we need to remove barriers that prevent people from entering the workforce, get individuals the skills they need for the open positions, and enact sensible immigration policy.

Rising prices and interest rates are pushing some workers to move around the labour market, rather.

Many employers are alarmed about the current labor shortage โ€” the phenomenon of a labor market with more job openings than unemployed workers.

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