Labour Shortages Are Only the Beginning: Experts Identify What Will Hit Lithuania Next
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Employers in Lithuania say finding workers has become increasingly difficult.
- At the same time, 145,000 unemployed people are registered with the Employment Service, creating a labour-market paradox.
- Experts have identified labour shortages as only the beginning of further challenges for Lithuania.
Employers in Lithuania are sounding the alarm: finding workers is becoming extremely difficult. Experts warn that the labour shortage is only the beginning of what will hit the country next.
The situation presents a paradox. Lithuania still has 145,000 unemployed working-age people registered with the Employment Service, while emigrants return and foreign citizens arrive. Yet employers say they still have no one to hire.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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