One of the problems facing the U.S. today is that although there are a record number of Americans in the labor force today, there is also a labor shortage. Many businesses are desperately trying to find workers, writes the Heritage Foundation’s economist Stephen Moore. Employers are facing a shortage of either trained employees or low-skilled employees willing to work.

Read here from Mr. Moore his reasoning on why so many Americans are not working and what can be done to help our younger generation get a job.