2021 was purported to be the yr when COVID-19 disruptions pale away within the rearview mirror.The life-altering virus as a substitute introduced the fantastic print into focus: Objects in mirror are nearer than they seem.The world pandemic’s financial fallout — labor shortages, provide chain disruptions, skyrocketing housing costs, inflation — rippled all year long throughout Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, the nation and the world.And simply when it appeared the U.S. had overwhelmed again one nasty variant of the virus, one other appeared on the scene to cloud questions heading into 2022. Among them:Is final yr’s Great Resignation destined to turn into this yr’s Great Reshuffle?Are hybrid workplaces right here to remain as Dallas-area workplace tower occupancy hovers round 50% two years into the pandemic?When will the knotted provide chain inflicting out-of-stock messages for consumers get straightened out?Does Texas retain its magnetic enchantment as a web site for company relocation and funding?When will the hard-hit well being care, aviation and hospitality industries see a return to pre-pandemic good instances?There was a clearly constant theme to emerge in 2021: Never earlier than had been employees of every kind so in demand. As hundreds of thousands of Americans exited the workforce completely, it created a talented employees’ market that gave them their choose of job openings.Employers, take notice: That’s not altering as we enter 2022.Forty p.c of Dallas employees will be trying for a brand new job within the first half of the brand new yr, in response to a survey in mid-December by staffing agency Robert Half. And these employees are so optimistic that 30% indicated they’d give up their present job with out even having their subsequent gig lined up.Who’s prone to be trying? Robert Half’s survey says it’s Gen Z professionals (52%), employees who’ve been at an organization for two to 4 years (49%) and know-how employees (47%).Why are they trying? Better pay, advantages and perks. Plus, the power to completely work remotely, the survey revealed. More than half of Dallas employees stated they’re involved in totally distant jobs, even when it means transferring to a distinct firm in a distinct metropolis or state.So the expertise struggle will solely intensify this yr for the entire firms desperately trying to rent, like Fort Worth-based American Airlines and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines and the area’s legion of eating places, resorts and different service companies.That’s the easy-to-see prediction floating to the highest of our crystal ball.Here are different best-guess eventualities to a few of the key questions going through D-FW’s economic system and most important industries and corporations.From Mitch Schnurman: Will Dallas-Fort Worth’s nice jobs machine preserve cranking subsequent yr?From Steve Brown: Will Dallas-Fort Worth’s actual property market preserve its scorching run alive?From Dom DiFurio: Will Dallas-Fort Worth capitalize on its full relocation pipeline?From Kyle Arnold: Will airline hiring preserve tempo with journey demand and forestall new meltdowns?From Maria Halkias: Will H-E-B’s Frisco and Plano retailer openings upset the grocery cart? and How lengthy will provide chain points persist within the new yr?From Natalie Walters: Will the cash gusher proceed flowing into IPOs, SPACs and offers within the new yr?From Marin Wolf: Will hospital staffing be enough to take care of the following COVID variant surge?
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What will 2022 bring for Dallas-Fort Worth businesses?
