i don't know how it is around you Larry, but the outfit i retired from [it was Rockwell International when i started there in 1973] after 45 years as a master machinist and shift supervisor, is, and has been begging for workers in all positions and shifts for years, and can't get workers.
even after raising starting wages to $15.50 per hour ! it took me 15 years to get to that wage, and when i retired, i was only making $19.90 per hour !
my position pays $38.60 per hour now, after the latest company buy out. [] i asked my old boss for a company t-shirt, and he told me i don't work there anymore, so i was SOL.