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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Job Fair on Friday, Sept. 9 at Mayberry Mall in Mount Airy from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

The job fair is open to anyone looking for a part-time or full-time job, or for those already working but perhaps looking for a job change. Admission is free to all job seekers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be our sixth year doing a job fair,\u201d said Randy Collins, chamber president and CEO. Additionally, the chamber has held a student job fair the past two springs for area high school and college students.<\/p>\n

Collins said the fair still has spots open for area employers looking to recruit for current or expected job openings.<\/p>\n

The chamber official said even in the relatively short window the organization has been holding job fairs, the labor market has seen some major shifts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re obviously in a labor shortage,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are more jobs than there are people to fill, there\u2019s no doubt about that\u2026Years ago people were complaining the labor rates were so low, saying \u2018I can\u2019t live on X.\u2019 Now those people are way above minimum wage. Whether it\u2019s a livable wage, I\u2019ll leave that to others\u2026labor rates are up, even manufacturing plants that were paying X amount\u2026let\u2019s say $14-$15 an hour, are now paying $18 or $20 an hour. The employers are doing everything they can to attract people.\u201d<\/p>\n

While some still point to federal stimulus money that allowed individuals to subsist while out of work as a reason the job market was initially tight once COVID restrictions began to ease, he said that is not what is happening now. The available labor pool is simply not keeping up with job growth and demand.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the federal side, my understanding from the state and federal contacts I have, the federal money from COVID or the Recovery Act or whatever have pretty much run out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Despite the tight labor market, he said job fairs such as the one the chamber is providing are still important<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel it\u2019s necessary to provide an opportunity for these companies to promote the jobs that they have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In addition to the jobless, Collins said the job fair may attract people who are employed, but \u201cWho are looking for something down the road, something else. Maybe something more fulfilling, or they\u2019ve always dreamed of being an auto mechanic or a wielder, and now they\u2019re making changes to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because of the tight labor market, he said this is a great time for those in the market for a new job. He said this year\u2019s job fair, with employers set up at the mall between Belk\u2019s and Hobby Lobby, will be open until 6 p.m., giving individuals who already a job a chance to visit after 5 p.m. The chamber job fairs usually attract more than 50 employers who will have information on open jobs.<\/p>\n

The chamber\u2019s upcoming job fair still has openings for local businesses wishing to set up and recruit prospective employees, and still has opportunities for area agencies to take sponsorship roles for the event.<\/p>\n

Interested employers or sponsors should contact Jordon Edwards at the chamber for vendor and sponsorship fees. Email her at jordon@mtairyncchamber.org. Registration is open on the chamber website at www.mtairyncchamber.org or www.mtairyncchamber.org\/events\/job-fair-2022.<\/p>\n

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