“The economy has come back as a shock, just like it has gone down as a shock,” said Dr. Kishore Kulkarni, a professor of economics at Metro State University of Denver. “That creates pressure on wages, that creates pressure on who gets the labor.”
Outside of a dairy in Englewood, it’s like many other businesses around the Front Range, covered in “Now Hiring” signs. A job posting on the Dairy Farmers of America website says a driver is needed specifically for school routes.
As pressure is put on companies to increase wages, most are passing along the increased cost to the customers.
“Increasing wages also increases the cost of production, and as the cost of production goes up employers will start looking to raise the prices wherever they can,” said Kulkarni.
