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The phrase "a shortfall of workers" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation where there are not enough workers to meet demand or complete tasks.
Example: "The company is facing a significant shortfall of workers, which is affecting production levels."
Alternatives: "a shortage of workers" or "a lack of workers."
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This, at a time, when the west needs all the skilled workers it can get.The key point is that this a policy designed to reduce the workforce at a time when Germany faces a shortfall of workers.
Among the most stubborn perceived roadblocks to sustained prosperity are the country's deteriorating transportation infrastructure, a shortfall of workers with crucial 21st-century skills, and an underperforming K-12 public education system, according to recent research from Harvard Business School (HBS).
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Thousands of migrant workers have been recruited to fill a shortfall of skilled workers to help with the reconstruction.
"Now it is offsetting a shortfall of domestic workers".
That's partly because the industry continues to suffer a shortfall of skilled workers.
Greater Des Moines alone faces a shortfall of 60,000 workers in the next decade.
And while manufacturing executives frequently say they face a shortfall of skilled workers, William Green, executive chairman of the management consultant Accenture, said firms should always be able to find new ways of using their own employees to fill skills gaps in the manufacturing process.
More than five million Indians are infected with H.I.V., and the report predicts that unless the epidemic is slowed, there will be a shortfall of new workers, a decline in productivity, and a shift of more household and government money to health care.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a shortfall of 10 million workers in the United States in 2010, and in countries where the birthrate is well below the population replacement level (particularly in western Europe), the shortage will hit sooner, be more severe, and remain chronic.
Current trends show that California will confront a serious skills gap by 2030 – with a shortfall of 1.1 million workers with the skills needed to meet economic demand.
Unless we do something to change that, England could face a shortfall of 718,000 care workers by 2025.
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