Understanding the Local Labor Shortage

Recovery from the pandemic-induced recession has been hampered by the difficulty in finding workers. The speakers in this City Club of Eugene podcast episode look at the labor shortage from different perspectives. Henry Fields is the workforce analyst/economist for Lane and Douglas counties for the Oregon Employment Department. Kristina Payne is executive director of Lane Workforce Partnership. Leonard Stoehr is a labor rep for Teamsters Local 206. Read the Oregon ALICE Report mentioned in this episode. Watch this episode, including Q&A, on City Club of Eugene’s YouTube or Facebook channels. (This program was broadcast on December 3, 2021)