This is about the US btw
It feels like a conspiracy. I have a background in electrical engineering and mechanical maintenance and have been trying to get a job for 4 months. I have applied to ~40 different roles. I have heard back from 3 of them. Companies are complaining about having no workers, but they won't hire anyone. Even the jobs that I'm overqualified for won't respond. Recruiters call me and then never call back. It feels like some weird attempt to over inflate a worker deficit for seemingly no reason at all. The temp agencies where I am don't even work. i can physically companies operating worse than they should be because they do not have enough workers, and these same companies won't do more than send an automated “We have received your application! Thank you for your interest!” Insanity.