Collected Item: “Lack of Workers for Service Industry Jobs”
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Lack of Workers for Service Industry Jobs
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News Article
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Rapid City, South Dakota is suffering from a lack of applicants for service industry jobs as tourism increases ahead of Memorial Day. While the reason for this lack is not confirmed, locals have been theorizing that due to the high rate of exposure in service industry jobs, people are restraining from applying in order to stay safe during this summer as travel is increasing again. There is also a population coming from other countries that receives visas in order to travel to Rapid City and work service positions, but since there is still a hold on international travel, they are not coming either. For those who are looking to hire, they are all in competition with each other, since many of the open positions require the same skill set. This has all added up to panic amongst business owners, as they are likely going to be operating with a much smaller staff, but with normal (if not larger) crowds of tourists this summer.
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Rapid City, South Dakota, service industry, hiring, travel, tourism
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https://rapidcityjournal.com/business/a-sense-of-panic-over-lack-of-local-workers-for-service-industry/article_838abe8c-3e07-5897-894f-2683a3024b86.html
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Grace Pritchett
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2021-04-16