A December survey of 1,000 supply chain and logistics executives found that 76% were facing notable labor shortages, with 37% of those describing their shortages as “high” or “extreme,” according to logistics software firm Descartes Systems Group. The American Staffing Association projected that job openings in the warehouse and transportation sector will hit 1.7 million this year and rise to 2.1 million by 2030.  English said he worked with a company, which he declined to name, that over the last four years has never been able to fill more than 70% of its warehouse jobs. “𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝, ‘𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞,’” 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝. https://lnkd.in/eKehAeNd