A Portland restaurant owner said job applications are up 50% since unemployment benefits ended. But other restaurants say they're still scrambling to find workers

A Portland restaurant said job applications rocketed after unemployment benefits ended, per (https://katu.com/news/local/restaurant-owners-in-portland-see-spike-in-applications-as-federal-jobless-benefits-end?fbclid=IwAR0D-fvHUrL7kw-MY3l-dQBn5J2Pev1cT1L8rbycMHjKwEd1lAGYaYSOREs) KATU News. Some business owners blame the benefits for labor shortages that are making them slash operations. [...]