The Causes of Labor Shortage in the United States and Its Impact on the Supply Chain

Wenqin Tang (), Yinan Mao, Anji Wang and Zida Chen
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Wenqin Tang: Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Yinan Mao: University of Minnesota Twin-City, Carlson School of Management
Anji Wang: Henan University, International Education College
Zida Chen: Jiaotong University IB Center, High School Affiliated to Shanghai

A chapter in Proceedings of the 2022 2nd International Conference on Economic Development and Business Culture (ICEDBC 2022), 2022, pp 442-446 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Recently, there has been renewed interest in the American labor shortage of supply chains. Several studies have documented the labor shortages of the supply chain across the whole industry. However, different reasons and impacts of labor shortages divided specifically into skilled and unskilled workers have not yet to be understood. This study reports on the causes of American labor shortage of skilled and unskilled workers from different perspectives, and the different impacts on the supply chain. A combined qualitative and quantitative methodological approach was used to find and analyze the factors. The finding shows the causes of labor shortages are different between skilled and unskilled workers, each impact of which on the supply chain also differs. The study implies the importance of considering skilled workers and unskilled workers separately to solve the problems of labor shortage in the supply chain. The findings can contribute to a better understanding of labor shortage in the supply chain for two different workers.

Keywords: labor shortage; supply chain; American worker (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-036-7_65

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