1.   Add in a scarce labor supply and you have an uncommonly complex harvest.

2.   Consumer prices are starting to rise noticeably, and competition for scarce labor is finally starting to push up wages.

3.   Firms such as HotDispatch, HelloBrain, Guru.com, WebPRN, and eLance are connecting companies with scarce labor.

4.   Internet firms such as HotDispatch, HelloBrain, Guru.com, WebPRN and eLance are connecting companies with scarce labor.

5.   Scarce labor correlates with higher productivity because companies invest more capital to squeeze more out of each worker.