Researchers at Iowa State University say the common complaint that companies in Iowa and elsewhere they can’t find enough skilled workers doesn’t seem to hold up. Liesl Eathington  says they found several factors contributing to hiring challenges, but a widespread lack of skilled workers is not one.

Eathington says it seems to be more of a problem of figuring out what businesses are really looking for in workers.

Eathington and fellow researcher Dave Swenson in the I-S-U Economics Department, found that the amount of money employers are willing to pay is a factor in the lack of workers.