According to the Bureau of LaborStatistics, U.S. employers had 9.3million job openings available at the end of April 2021, the highest number recorded since the government started collecting the data in 2000. The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), the largest advocacy organization representing the interests of small and independent businesses in the U.S., reports that "a record-high 48 of small-business owners in May" had unfilled job openings and "are struggling at record levels trying to get workers back in open positions." The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has labeled the current situation a "workforce crisis," and launched its America Works Initiative to "address the deepening worker shortage."
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