Despite recent waves of layoffs seeming to reverse the employment trends of the Great Resignation, many industries still face labor shortages. While the U.S. unemployment rate remains relatively low at 3.7%, some employers, especially those within manufacturing and service industries, may have to look abroad for the right talent.
By 2023, the manufacturing industry is expected to have 2.1 million unfilled jobs, costing the U.S. $1 trillion, according to a study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute; the hospitality and restaurant industries are already burdened with 2 million unfilled jobs. And yet, there are at least hundreds of thousands of workers who want these jobs — they just aren’t in the U.S., says Manuel Lievano, CEO of MCC USA, a recruitment company that specializes in connecting international talent with U.S. employers through the EB-3 immigrant visa program.
