Yes, there's always a "shortage" of workers willing to work for less than market rate, just like there's always a "shortage" of free beer. That's market equilib

Yes, there's always a "shortage" of workers willing to work for less than market rate, just like there's always a "shortage" of free beer. That's market equilibrium. It's clearly not a shortage in the economic sense, but it still makes sense to frame it as such, if you're buying labor.