In Louisiana they stand to lose the state benefit if an employer reports a interview refusal.
I tried to call the unemployment agency in town yesterday. I wasn't going to report the no shows, just let them know I had immediate openings with pay and benefits. Apparently the unemployment agency is also closed. You get an automated switchboard that says "Press 1 for English, 2 for Spanish and so on. When you go through the options, one of them is to list a job opening. When you select that option, it says "Press 1 for English, 2 for Spanish and the whole thing just starts over. It's just phone options on a loop that never go anywhere. WTF? How can the unemployment office be closed? I guess they can't find anyone to work.
I managed to interview 3 people yesterday. One had no license (you've gotta have one to work for us, plus pass a background check, get fingerprinted, and pass a drug screen. No wonder we're short! LOL) One has a restraining order against him from his "lying bitch of a soon to be ex wife" his words, during a job interview. And one lady who is applying because she has a friend that works for us.
Basically we're down to the people who are so unemployable that they have never had a job long enough to be able to file for unemployment.
This is not a McJob flipping burgers. We have paid vacation, paid sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k, travel pay and meal reimbursement, and opportunities for upward mobility. The downside is you have to actually come to work. That's a deal breaker these days.