The seven industries most desperate for workers

Sawmills, veterinary clinics and psychologists’ offices are among the businesses gripped by escalating worker shortages, as employers in a few pockets of the economy step up competition for workers and sharply increase wages.

While economists and policymakers continue to debate whether the wider economy faces a shortage of qualified workers, federal data pinpoints a few hot sectors where employers are having serious trouble finding employees.

Read more at the Washington Post.