Labour Shortages are a touchy subject for Governments, probably because it requires them to actual do something about it. How about we explore what Labour requires to be available and why it is in fact the Government's fault we have a shortage.
A population and it's labour force, and even labour force quality, is affected by a number of factors; Food Availability and Prices, Housing, Education, Health Systems, Housing Density, Noise, Transport Effeciency, and Salaries & Taxes and Birth rates. The question is; how many of these factors does the Government actually control. All factors would be the appropriate answer, although this is disputed by those with a "capitalist" approach to life who frankly know nothing about populations and development and more about how to direct money flows around the world.
Ok, then if the Government controls all of these factors, the why do they not do anything about it? Because in reality the Government has little desire to develop their own nation, lacks loyalty to its constituents and has been brain-washed with a "Market Driven", "Market Effeciency" approach to managing a country. This doesn't work. The purpose of a Government is deliver, to the best of its ability, the essential services that the population requires, regardless of the Cost vs Benefit Analysis nonsense they dribble. Cost Benefit Analysis is affected by population growth, development, tech age and population movements and in fact a Government is actually suppose to invest in the future, whether is be 5 years or 50 ahead, the timeframe actually is irrelevant to the overall need for Investment. (But thats a whole other Post). Strangely, they manage this investment quite easily in regards to Defence spending.
If a Government did it's job and actually provided investment for Housing, then the majority of Labour Supply issues would be curtailed dramatically. However this would require the Government yet again doing something useful.
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