Good news for workers can sometimes mean bad news for businesses. With the unemployment rate down to 5.3 percent, many U.S. companies say they're having hard time attracting qualified employees.

A survey of human resource professionals conducted by PI Worldwide, a consulting firm, showed widespread concerns among businesses of all sizes over finding quality applicants to fill open positions.

HR officials at small companies were the most pessimistic, with 65 percent saying their company was struggling to find good enough workers. Forty-five percent of those surveyed from mid-sized companies and 40 percent of those surveyed from large employers expressed similar concerns.

Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.

  • Critical BenefitsPRO information including cutting edge post-reform success strategies, access to educational webcasts and videos, resources from industry leaders, and informative Newsletters.
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM, BenefitsPRO magazine and BenefitsPRO.com events
  • Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.