Have a look at the term "labour shortage" in the EMN Asylum and Migration Glossary
The European Migration Network (EMN) Glossary is an essential resource, which offers an EU-wide multidisciplinary vocabulary of approximately 500 terms and concepts related to asylum and migration. Let's focus today on the term "labour shortage" to make sure we have a common understanding and use of the term!
The term "labour shortage" which is used in the recent EMN ad hoc query on fast-track admission procedure for lorry drivers, is defined as:
"Shortage of labour of a particular type in a particular labour market which may be said to exist when the number of vacancies has been (or is expected to be) above a level considered to represent 'normal' turnover at the prevailing wages and working conditions for an extended period".
If you are interested in other terms, please check out the online version here.