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Olympics Labor Shortfall
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Olympic organizers need about 4,000 unskilled workers for the games.
about 4000 jobs · unskilled jobs
Adam Hochberg, NPR reporter
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The unskilled jobs pay up to $15 an hour.
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Adam Hochberg, NPR reporter
NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that Olympic organizers are concnerned about a shortage of workers to fill about 4,000 unskilled jobs at the games. . .jobs like ticket takers, baggage handlers. The jobs pay up to $15 an hour, but response has been poor because they are temporary and because Georgia has a low unemployment rate. Other employers in Atlanta are afraid that the Olympics will try and raid their businesses for workers.
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