Labor Shortage in Remote Adirondack Towns Threatens Essential Services
Source
Adirondack Explorer
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Date
Dec 2, 2025
Summary
Discusses challenges with maintaining infrastructure, essential services, and emergency healthcare in a rural New York county due to workforce shortages. Describes contributors to the shortage including a small pool of workers, limited housing, and an aging population.
Tagged as
Elderly population
· Emergency medical services
· Emergency preparedness and response
· Employment and unemployment
· Health workforce supply and demand
· Housing and homelessness
· Infrastructure
· New York