I just heard it reported on CNN... No one is hiring. Read it in my local paper two days ago. It's bad out there for folks that are unemployed or underemployed.
There are all kinds of jobs out there, it's just that you can't get Americans to work them.
Not good paying ones. If there were wages wouldn't be stagnant.
There are two sides to this. While I keep hearing how there are no good paying jobs, many people believe they should just get a job and be paid $20 or $30 per hour or more. It doesn't usually work that way unless you have the right education or experience and you are in a field that actually needs employees, say nursing or almost anything medical for instance. For many, it might mean needing to take a lower paying job with growth potential. My youngest son, who is 18, is not very book smart, but he busts his ass working. He started out at McDonald's and Subway, and then found work at a locally owned new start up that is opening its third store in January. He also worked, for a short time, at one of the top restaurants in our area where the average meal for two with drinks will run $200 to $300, so a very upscale restaurant. He ended up having to choose between the two, so he left the job at the upscale place where he was making close to $15 per hour and was in line to make over $20 per our within a year's time. He took the job with the growing chain where he is making about $13 per hour now, but will be making $15 to $20 within a year, and with the potential to make much more down the line as he is in their management program and will likely become a regional manager by the time he is 25, assuming of course that the company grows as planned. My oldest son who is 19 delivers pizza part-time and works for a trucking company loading and unloading trucks. He makes $15 to $20 per hour and will be starting school in January. These are young kids making good money for their age, and both have potential to earn much more down the road. BTW, we live in a city that is not considered one of the best places to find work, so it can't be said that we live somewhere with a great economy and great paying jobs.