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said, but they are always in the
hiring mode.
"The fall," he says, "is always go-
ing to be the most difficult season."
'Contingency planning'
Hiring for seasonal positions is
often a crapshoot, with businesses
seeking new ways to attract em-
ployees. Patrick Woodcock, presi-
dent and CEO of the Maine State
Chamber of Commerce, said the
takeaway he gets from speaking
to businesses is that they are "con-
stantly contingency planning."
Following the immigration en-
forcement crackdown earlier this
year, there are concerns about
whether immigrants with work
authorizations will be able to
easily renew their authorizations
to maintain their work status.
"We saw during the elevated
enforcement a lot of workers stay
home, regardless of their immi-
gration status; there was a lot of
fear and uncertainty," Woodcock
says. "It remains to be seen if
that shows persistence. I think
the bigger long-term challenge is
whether those workers actually
lose their work authorizations."
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