If Employers Can't Find Workers With the Right Skills Why Don't They Try Raising Wages?

John Ydstie concluded a mostly good piece giving a preview of the May employment report being released today by saying that one reason employment is not growing more rapidly is due to a skills mismatch. According to this story, employers would be hiring more workers if they could find workers who have the skills they need.

While employers and many economists often make this claim the evidence doesn't seem to support this position. If employers were actually having difficulty finding workers w...