Labour shortage the latest challenge for northern US boatbuilders

> Subscriber-only, By Craig Ritchie2021-07-07T14:50:00

A low unemployment rate and intense competition for skilled labour combine to drive up wages and challenge employee retention

The unprecedented demand for boats in the US – along with coincident record demand for recreational vehicles, powersports equipment and motor vehicles of all kinds – has created a fresh headache for boatbuilders in the northern part of the country in the form of a growing labour shortage.

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