There is still a shortage of labour.

劳动力仍然短缺。

Now his firm is restricting sales as industry-wide shortages of labour and building materials such as timber, slow construction and inflate costs.

现在，由于整个行业劳动力和建筑材料(如木材)短缺、施工缓慢、成本上涨，他的公司正在限制房屋销量。

In Australia, where the general shortage of labour made unions successful, the eight-hour day was established in the skilled trades by the 1850s.

在澳大利亚， 普遍的劳动力短缺使工会得以成功，到 1850 年代， 技术行业确立了八小时工作制。

Severe constraints on housing supply, however, may mean that affordability remains strained. Shortages of labour and materials will make it harder for builders to put new homes on the market.

然而，住房供应的严重限制可能意味着人们的负担能力仍然吃紧。劳动力和材料的短缺会让建筑商更难将新房投放市场。