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Labor shortages in the retail industry could cause Black Friday lines to be even longer this year

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More people plan to do in-person shopping this Black Friday, but with labor shortages, we looked into whether this could create longer lines during one of the biggest shopping events of the year.

More people plan to do in-person shopping this Black Friday, but with labor shortages, ABC13 looked into whether this could make longer lines.

In all, more than 160 million plan to shop this holiday weekend, which is the highest number in five years. Big digits that retail workers are bracing for. "What I have been hearing from folks in the retail space and folks in the leisure and hospitality space as well is that we're filling jobs, we're above where we were pre-pandemic, but the growth continues to put pressure on that labor pool," Texas Workforce Commission chairman, Bryan Daniel explained.

 

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