Business Community Raises Concerns of Labor Shortage Amid Declining Unemployment

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By Shawn Raymundo

The nationwide unemployment rate fell to 5.8% during the month of May, the lowest it’s been since the pandemic began, signaling a growing return to normalcy as more Americans reenter the workforce and employers continue to fill jobs that were lost in the economic crisis.

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