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The phrase "Job shortage" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a situation where there are not enough jobs available for the number of people seeking employment. Example: "The recent economic downturn has led to a significant job shortage in the region, making it difficult for many to find work."
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If we continue assuming that the job shortage will resolve itself, we risk dire consequences.
After WW II there was a job shortage so the G.I. Bill sent soldiers back to school.
When I finished graduate school, in 1976, there was a job shortage in Canada for Ph.D.'s.
But in a time of job shortage, should we be blaming foreign-born adult workers for taking bad jobs?
Partly that is because older Americans get more of their income from pensions and investments, so a job shortage hurts them less.
And to deal with our job shortage, we need low interest rates and, yes, continuing budget deficits to keep our economy growing.
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European policymakers imported people to fill short-term job shortages.
Without robust economic expansion to fuel growth, job shortages are inevitable, even for the educated.
Historically, such help has been continued in periods of continuing job shortages.
Job shortages and worker malcontent pose a huge challenge, as do separatist movements in Tibet and Xinjiang.
Thomas Conroy, deputy director of public affairs at the university, said it had job shortages in library services, dining halls and the student employment office.
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