Employers across the nation are having a difficult time hiring right now, and one area where that is apparent is the shortage of workers in government. The City of Salina is facing issues hiring new employees. As of April 5, the city’s jobs website showed a total of 51 available openings in fulltime and part-time positions. There have been a number of factors leading up to this workforce issue, but the pandemic has made things much worse and more pronounced, even as studies have been showing this might be an issue in the public and municipal sector. “In city management circles 20-plus years ago, publications were predicting, demographically that the day was going to come,” said Salina City Manager Mike Schrage. “That shift of baby boomers leaving the (workforce) population was anticipated.”
Source: Salina Journal
