WEEKLY EDITION MAY 2, 2018
Small Business Report 2018…continued
By Karleen Kos, PSAI Executive Director
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The struggle to hire key staff is increasing. The economy is motoring along, but portable sanitation companies are
struggling to find qualified drivers and other key personnel. If this is true for your company, you are not alone.
According to Indeed, 56% of small businesses are finding it somewhat or very difficult to find the right employees for
their businesses. In fact, if you are feeling particularly challenged in finding drivers and sales staff, it may be of a little
consolation to know there are other industries facing even worse trials. Figure 6 shows that employers trying to hire
people for food and hospitality jobs have even greater struggles than portable sanitation.
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