Labour shortage the latest challenge for northern US boatbuilders
A low unemployment rate and intense competition for skilled labour combine to drive up wages and challenge employee retention
The unprecedented demand for boats in the US – along with coincident record demand for recreational vehicles, powersports equipment and motor vehicles of all kinds – has created a fresh headache for boatbuilders in the northern part of the country in the form of a growing labour shortage.
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