Georgia Employers are Hiring Again but Struggling to Find Workers

Monday, April 19th, 2021

Chris New said he has turned down $250,000 in business because he just can’t hire enough laborers and drivers at his Carrollton-based company, Barnes Van Lines.

There are plenty of people without jobs, but unemployment benefits give them too much incentive not to work, he said. “We advertise and nobody comes in looking for a job. A lot of people are taking advantage of the system. It’s really killing us.”