The Industries Most Affected by America's Labor Shortage

A Chamber economist presents five ways Congress and the Biden administration can get in front of inflation before it is too late.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching an initiative providing detailed data on how President Biden’s proposed tax increases will impact small businesses throughout each state.

The U.S. Chamber’s analysis of IRS and Census data reveals there are 1.4 million small businesses that will be negatively impacted by the proposed tax increases. These include small businesses in every sector of the economy, including agriculture, construction, health care, real estate, finance, and more.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley released the following statement today regarding the administration’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce joins Business Roundtable, the National Association of Manufacturers, AFL-CIO, the National Retail Federation, the Bipartisan Policy Center, North America’s Building Trades Unions, as well as over 20 business and labor organizations to launch the Coalition for Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment.

The U.S. Chamber has joined leading business and labor organizations to launch the Coaltion for Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment, united in support of urging Congress to turn the bipartisan framework into legislation that will be signed into law.

The biggest issue facing the economy this summer is a shortage of workers going back to open jobs.

A White House Fact Sheet released in May reiterated that the “core purpose of the UI program is helping workers get back to work.” We have seen throughout the past few months, however, that enhanced benefits, relaxed work search requirements, and waivers to be able and available to work has left the U.S. in a labor shortage.