Survey: Harder for Employers to Fill Jobs in Salem, OR

April 28, 2016 – – Salem, Oregon 4/28/16—Express Employment Professionals released today new survey results revealing the increasing difficulty that employers face when trying to recruit and fill jobs.

The findings come from a survey of 340 businesses. Respondents were asked, “Currently, how easy is it for you to recruit and fill positions?”

Only three percent said “very easy,” while 29 percent said “somewhat easy.” Almost half, 49 percent, said “somewhat difficult,” 16 percent said “very difficult,” and another three percent said, “I don’t know.”

More respondents said “very difficult” or “somewhat difficult” (65 percent) in this survey than in any of the four hiring trends surveys conducted by Express in 2015. The increase in reported difficulty corresponds with the decrease in the unemployment rate.

“Time spent recruiting, interviewing and training a new hire adds up and can cost an employer as much as 150% of the employee’s annual salary,” said Patricia Callihan-Bowman, franchise owner of the staffing agency’s Salem office.

The survey of 340 businesses, which are current and former clients of Express Employment Professionals, covers hiring trends for the first quarter of 2016.

Those who would like to arrange for an interview with Patricia Callihan-Bowman should call (503) 967-0206.

About Express Employment Professionals
Express Employment Professionals puts people to work. It generated $3.02 billion in sales and employed a record 500,002 people in 2015. Its long-term goal is to put a million people to work annually.

The Salem Express office is located at 925 Commercial St SE, Suite 100, Salem, OR 97302 and serves Salem and the surrounding areas. Local businesses and applicants are encouraged to stop by, visit www.expresspros.com/salemor or call (503) 967-0206.

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Contact Express Employment Professionals – Salem, OR:

Patricia Callihan-Bowman
(503) 967-0206
ExpressPros.Salem@gmail.com
925 Commercial St SE
#100
Salem, OR 97302

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