worker shortage

Nursing homes across the state are struggling with increased costs and an acute labor shortage.

The long-term forecast will depend on bringing in more workers from other states and countries, and improving the skills of the existing workforce.

As the healthcare sector in Maine faces a shortage of workers made even worse by the pandemic, the Mills Administration is rolling out a new initiative designed to recruit and retain workers.

Maine businesses have long struggled to find enough seasonal workers to meet the summertime demands of the tourist industry, but state labor officials say…