>> STAY TUNED FOR MORE COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. >>> DO YOU WONDER WHY YOUR LOCAL RESTAURANT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH SERVERS OR WHETHER DRIVE- THROUGH IS LONGER LATELY? IN MANY CASES, THE RESTAURANT CANNOT FIND ENOUGH WORKERS. JOHN MATARESE TALKS ABOUT THIS GROWING CRISIS SO YOU DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY. >> Reporter: THE BATTLE IS ON, FOR WORKERS. AS THE ECONOMY REBOUNDS RESTAURANTS AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE FIGHTING A HARD TO FIND WORKERS. IT IS HELP-WANTED, EVERYWHERE. >> THERE IS TONS OF OPPORTUNITIES ON THEIR AND YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH MY HAPPENED. >> Reporter: MEGAN SAID SHE WAS STUNNED BY HOW MANY OPEN POSITIONS SHE FOUND JOB HUNTING. SO MANY OPENINGS, COMPANIES ARE BOOSTING PAY. HARD AS IT IS THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS. >> EVERYONE IS HIRING RIGHT NOW. IT IS HARD TO FIND PEOPLE TO WORK. >> Reporter: RESTAURANT OWNER, JOSI SALAZAR, IS STRUGGLING TO FIND CHEFS AND SERVERS. >> IT IS FRUSTRATING, YOU CAN'T GET PEOPLE TO SHOW UP AND YOU CAN'T HIRE PEOPLE. >> Reporter: TO FIND AND KEEP GOOD EMPLOYEES RESTAURANTS HAVE TO OFFER MORE AND MORE PERKS CHIPOTLE SAYS IT IS ONE OF THE BEST RETENTION RATES IN THE BUSINESS BECAUSE OF ITS COLLEGE TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR MANY WORKERS. THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION BLAMES THREE THINGS. ONE, PEOPLE AFRAID TO WORK IN A CLOSED RESTAURANT ENVIRONMENT. TWO, WORKERS SWITCHING FROM COOKING AND SERVING TO DRIVING. AND THREE, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THAT EXCEED THE PAY FOR SOME JOBS. >> PEOPLE SAY WHY WOULD I REALLY NEED TO GO BACK TO WORK, WHEN I HAVE THE SCHEDULE AND STAY SUPPORT? YOU WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY IN TERMS OF DOING A HIRING BONUS. >> Reporter: THEY HOPE THE WORKER POOL EXPENSES FALL WHEN IT BENEFITS RUN OUT. UNTIL THEN YOU HAVE PLENTY OF OPENINGS IN DON'T WASTE YOUR