Holiday worker shortage

Holiday worker shortage

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I’MPAT SIN.MOAND I’M KATIA URIARTE.WE’LL GET TO THOSE STORIES INJUST A BIT.

BUT FIRSATTFIVE....WITH THE HOLIDAYS JUSTAROUND THEOR CNER...THAT MEANSMANY ARE GETTING READYOR FCHRISTMAS SHOPPING..ND.ACELEBRATING WITH LOVED OS.NEBUT AS WE’VE SEEN OVER THELAST COUPLE OF MONTHS...THERE’SA SERIOUS WORKER SHORTAGE.OUR PATRICK JOHNSTONE SHOWS USHOW THIS CAN AFFECT YOURHOLDAYS{***G P**}{***SOT FULL**}AMY KIDDY VILLAREAL/COO,WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS OF THECOASTAL BEND"Historillcay, businesses needmore workers around the holidaysdue to a spike in retail sales,shipping and receivi,ngincreased travel"A NEED FOR WORKERS ACROSS THECOUNTRYONLY GETTING WORSE DURING THEHOLIDAY SEASON{***SOT FULL**}MEGAN BUDDENHAGEN/UPS HR VPMANAGER, SOUTHERN RED RIRVEDISTCTRI"I think everybody isexperiencing the shortagesnd athe challenges this day and age"NATIONAL COMPANIES - LIKE UPS -FEEL THE NDEEAS THERE ARE MORE THAN SIXTHOUSAND JOBS OPEN FOR THEM INSOUTH TEXAS ALONEAND WE FEEL IT LOCALLY IN THECOASTAL BEND{***SOT FULL**}Amy Kiddy Villareal"We see a spike of anywherebetween 6&8% in jobs in ourregion throughout the holidayseason"UPS HOPING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UPWITH THE INCREASE IN DEMAND RFOTHE HOLIDAYS{***SOT FULL**}Megan Buddenhange"I’d like to call us the Santa,we basically act as Santa Claus.We get packages to customersduring the holiday season,especially now so many thingsare online.

We’ve seen etheffects of that, our volumenearly doubles from pre and stpopeak season"BUT RELIEF MAY BE COMING TOBUSINESSES IN THE NEAR FUTURE{***SOT FULL**}Amy Kiddy Villareal"In the next 90-120 days, wehope to get back to pre-pandemicnumbers, as far as unemployment,and number of people working"REPORTING IN CORPUS CHRII,PATRICK JOHNSTONE, KRIS 6 NEWS{***WIPE***{***VO**}THERE ARE SEASONAL JOBSAVAILABLE IN THE COASTAL BENDJUST ON "INDEED" THERE ARE MORETHAN 4-HUNDRED LISTINGS ATTHCOME UP WITHIN 25 MILE