Asks Quote by Paul Krugman

“when there are a lot of people willing and able to do a job, that job generally doesn’t pay well. This is one of…

— Steven D. Levitt

In my talks with business owners, I hear time and again that they have job openings but can't find workers with the skills necessary…

— Roy Cooper

“Low-skilled workers tend to bid down wages for low-skilled work, which sounds bad until you remember that this lowers the cost of the products…

— Don Watkins

A lot of these industries are having difficulty finding reliable workers with the skills they require.

— Jerry Rubin

“the message the labor market is clearly sending is that it’s much easier to create value with highly educated workers.”

— Erik Brynjolfsson

I can tell you what people on minimum wage want: They want a career. They don't want a minimum wage.

— Kathy Szeliga

“People are so cheap. Everyone wants quality, no one wants to pay for it. Here's the suburban dream-- to hire great workers who are…

— Joan Bauer

There's so much technical and practical skill that goes into everybody's jobs, and wages should reflect that. Massive companies shouldn't be able to just…

— Ayo Edebiri

The high wage begins down in the shop. If it is not created there it cannot get into pay envelopes. There will never be…

— Henry Ford

Modern shortages of 'labor' are almost always a shortage of willingness to pay well, or a desire to avoid hiring the 'wrong' kind of…

— Zeynep Tufekci

There are clearly skills shortages in some areas, and businesses can make sure they get the skills they need by training people on the…

— Matt Hancock

Too many employers have said that they are unable to find skilled workers.

— Dennis Hastert