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Understanding the sources of mismatch between the labor pool and the needs of firms is important. There can be significant variation in hiring challenges by type of firm, and how a firm responds may depend systematically on the nature of the problem. Data from the Federal Reserve Bank's 2017 Small Business Credit Survey allows for a closer examination of hiring difficulties and firm responses.

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The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta or the Federal Reserve System. The authors thank Kalee Burns and Wenhua Di for helpful comments and suggestions and Fernando Rios-Avila for his support, comments, and Stata expertise.