How has the current market affected your hiring?

[David Beath]

For those of you that are hiring PMs or maintenance staff, how have the current market conditions affected you?

For example, due to the increased difficulty of attracting and keeping qualified maintenance staff, we are having to bump up our hourly pay substantially. We have always paid well and attempted to be market leaders based on the area. However, these increases are being seen in every market or area. 

We have even increased benefits for all positions, yet we cannot seem to attract enough applicants. I am interested to see if anyone is having a similar experience? If not, then what market are you in?