Home Business U.S. companies facing worker shortage race to automate Business U.S. companies facing worker shortage race to automate By Genpie - October 22, 2019 119 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp U.S. companies are responding to the lowest unemployment rate in almost 50 years by increasing their focus on automation in order to maintain healthy margins as labour costs tick higher, a Reuters analysis of corporate earnings transcripts shows.