re: Why are so many employers not able to get or keep employees?

Another thing is people have gotten used to not "having it all" now.

There used to be a lot of places in New York where you could grab some chow at 3am. Diners, Late Night Bars, Fast Food.

Now because nobody wants to work late nights (which I can understand, you want to make french fries at 2am for 15 bucks an hour?) almost all places close at Midnight, some stay open all night on weekends.

Oddly a good business now is strip tease bars, most here serve food, burgers, tenders, and are open til 5am by law. Guys tell their wives they were late because they grabbed a bit after getting off the train at the XXXLounge and half the time they actually are telling the truth.