America in the 21st century, however, does not suffer from a generalized labor shortage.
They have to move up the value chain or they will face a labor shortage.
In recent years Chinese workers gained leverage due to an unanticipated labor shortage, Langfitt says.
One key trigger of this change is rapid wage growth stemming from the emerging labor shortage.
With unemployment officially calculated at 4%, and incomes rising nationwide, the country is now facing a labor shortage.
China may be turning from a labor surplus to a labor shortage economy.
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In the long-term, a labor shortage is good news for the Chinese economy, as it will induce Chinese companies to innovate.
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Such a body is sure to be dominated by union appointees or allies who would rarely if ever declare a labor shortage.
"There's no such issue as a labor shortage in China, " she said.
This, he hopes, will also help him deal with a labor shortage in a country whose native-born show little ken for factory work.
The labor shortage is met in part by workers brought in from other parts of Japan, who have filled up the area's hotels and apartments.
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The AFL-CIO wants a restrictive program with a political body determining when there is a labor shortage and how many visas can be granted in specific industries.
The labor shortage will inevitably force China to upgrade its most modern factories, including investments in robotics, or face looking manufacturing to inland states and foreign competition.
Some academic researchers say it is hard to quantify an actual labor shortage in U.S. agriculture, in part because there is so little evidence of a decline in production.
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Was it suffering because of this acute labor shortage?
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But some analysts see the labor shortage as a sign of trouble awaiting Tohoku once the reconstruction boom ends, and symbolizes what many other regions in Japan face over the coming decades.
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Many farmers say that to cope with the labor shortage last season, they offered higher wages, delayed pruning and harvesting, used mechanization if possible, or failed to harvest some of their crop.
To plug labor shortage gaps and train workers, Foxconn has brought in a number of workers from a plant in Shenzhen, in southern China, and another in the central city of Zhengzhou, it said.
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According to China observer Shaun Rein, the country is already in a labor shortage, which began during the Great Recession, as many American and European companies stepped up investment in China to offset a sales slow-down in their home markets.
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Labor shortage is good news for consumer incomes (at least for those consumers whose labor warrants the higher wages) but only if consumer spending rises at the same or faster pace than consumer incomes, and productivity growth is the same as or exceeds wage growth.
Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis says that the troika's diagnosis of the labor market is "utterly erroneous" and that the greatest challenge for employers is not a lack of cheap labor but a shortage of demand for their products.
One USCBC survey respondent said his factory raised wages by 20% from 2010, causing labor costs to inflate quickly and make retention more difficult due to an even more aggravated shortage of labor.
China may still have abundant rural labor supply, but it has a shortage of the skilled labor supply it now needs.
If you look at areas like Information Technology and Healthcare, they are hiring in strong numbers, but are also experiencing a significant shortage of labor.
Given a severe shortage of labor in China, it is likely that Foxconn would ensure that workers are happy with their compensation and avoid the risk of them leaving, he said.
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Dean Norton, president of New York's Farm Bureau and a dairy farmer in Genesee County, said fruit and vegetable growers as well as dairy farmers have been suffering from a shortage of labor.
In Malaysia, matching words with action means doing something about the nation's shortage of skilled labor.
The security situation in the country and the shortage of skilled labor, materials and equipment can add pressure on profit margins.
He noted there have been some reports of areas facing a shortage of skilled labor willing to work at current wages.
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Chronic problems include a shortage of skilled labor and a deficient infrastructure.
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