Healthcare is understaffed here also, but they keep cutting funding...
There are jobs for engineers, but I am not one. If people would just hire ne to consult with their key people, I can at least help them keep them and increase their performance happily. They are cutting costs on the wrong areas.
I think is the same everywhere in the world. Population raising, more and more ageing. Not enough ready to cope with the increasing responsability and not enough pay.
Not enough pay is a big one for many due to the cost of living. At the same time, I think employers are "overpaying" some younger workers, but aren't getting much out of them. It is like they are taking up seats, but not adding value.
The main problem at my place is that it can take up to 6 months from the succesfull interview until the starting date, with current economy, who can afford to wait 6 months for an average job?