Yes, and just to be clear, my expertise is not.... I believe that someone from the chamber has already appeared before you and addressed the broader issue of the skills challenge.
I think that from our perspective it is best characterized as a skills mismatch. That's how employers see the situation. They still regard it, at least from our members' perspective, as their number one challenge to being competitive. It is regional, and nothing that you've said isn't true, but it still remains a tremendous challenge for businesses.
The numbers speak for themselves. We still have a lot of people unemployed, and we still have employers saying they're not getting the skilled workers they need, so I would say that it's evolved into more of an issue of a mismatch than a shortage. But if you're in the mining industry, it's very definitely a shortage. Other sectors may not characterize it that way.