He worried about labor shortages, saying that these mean higher wages, which, in turn, mean inflation.
He fretted about labor shortages, saying that these mean higher wages, which, in turn, mean inflation.
And to have such a barrier at a time of labor shortages is truly preposterous.
Meanwhile, he said, labor shortages are among the key issues facing gold-exploration companies in general.
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Mr. Kanavos says that requirement led to labor shortages and inefficiencies, which produced delays.
In Japan, manufacturing labor shortages started in the early 1960s, for South Korea, it was around 1975-1976.
Labor shortages helped drive up wages, which are now rising faster than both inflation and productivity.
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Yes, a vibrant, expanding economy will lead to labor shortages, which may tempt some employers to boost wages.
The Fed also noted signs of the troublesome structural unemployment, highlighting labor shortages in energy and IT sectors.
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But now employers have started to worry about potential labor shortages once the bulk of baby boomers begin to retire.
The bottom line: Labor shortages may be bad for the Chinese economy in the short-run, but they are good for the long-run.
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Philip Martin, a professor at UC Davis, says the hiring practices of farms can paradoxically create localized labor shortages and surpluses at the same time.
The Fed also pointed to signs of structural unemployment, noting labor shortages for qualified workers with specific skills, particularly in the energy and IT sector.
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And this was before the recent rises in Chinese domestic prices and wage demands, and the increasingly severe labor shortages being experienced in the coastal provinces.
Some inland provinces are holding job fairs to attract migrant workers back home, leading enterprises in coastal manufacturing hubs to fear increasingly serious labor shortages, and higher wages.
And Austin Fragomen(ph), a U.S. Immigration lawyer who will take part in the U.N. meeting, says plummeting birth rates in the West mean labor shortages for decades to come.
The state faced similar labor shortages last year, when growers persuaded Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire to declare a labor emergency, which allowed farms to hire prisoners to bring in the harvest.
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) on Thursday said a recent survey indicated growing labor shortages across residential construction are making it tougher for builders to win and complete projects.
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These bottlenecks could radically inflate the price of basic materials like silicon and create labor shortages that would affect the costs of manufacturing solar modules, designing and installing new solar systems and operating and maintaining already installed systems.
Foxconn has been in front of most other factories with wage increases to make sure it doesn't face labor shortages as it ramps up production for products, like the iPhone 5, that are critical to the success of its customers.
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Burr said his group opposes such an exclusion because, even though unemployment in the construction industry is high right now, at times when it is low there can be labor shortages in high-skilled trades and contractors want to be able to bring in foreign workers.
Those workers would be allowed to enter based on labor market shortages, and would be permitted to come into the United States with the intention of applying for permanent residency.
Keynesians presume that speedy growth leads to labor and capacity shortages that result in higher prices.
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In short, Bernanke believed and still believes that inflation results from too much economic growth thanks to labor and capacity shortages.
Since stocks are worth more, people might spend more, and that would create supply shortages, labor bottlenecks, traffic jams, road rage, ulcers and who knows what else.
The growing trend of multinationals shifting some of their product sourcing from China to other countries in Asia has been driven by a combination of rising labor costs, worker shortages, inflation, currency appreciation and changing policies.
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This is due to lower ore grades, strong currencies in key producing countries such as Australia and Canada, and shortages of skilled labor.
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Labor costs have risen at a rate higher than inflation in recent years, and electrical shortages have resulted in jumps in power prices for mining companies.
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