That's not what I'm seeing in the US. Well, not that it doesn't exist, but it doesn't appear to be the main problem. The problem is easy to see at the low end

That's not what I'm seeing in the US. Well, not that it doesn't exist, but it doesn't appear to be the main problem. The problem is easy to see at the low end. Some employers have finally decided to pay a somewhat decent wage for "no experience needed" type work. There's even a few national fast food and retail chains that latched onto that and are paying $15/hr+. So, for the employers left paying between minumum wage ($7.25/hr) and say $14/hour, what kind of pool of employees are they pulling from? Who is willing to take significantly less than they can trivially get across the street, down the block, etc?