The jobs are plentiful, but the prospective workers were few at a regional job fair at Blue Mountain

Resort on Thursday.

The Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, along with local chambers, PA CareerLink, and Pocono Counties Workforce Investment Area held a multisite regional job fair at several locations.

With Carbon County beginning to open up, the goal was to showcase the employment opportunities for full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs ranging from entry-level to executive.

Recruiters spent the better part of the job fair networking with each other as they waited for prospective employees to come to their booth.

More than 40 recruiters were ready to talk to job seekers, but the response from most of the foot traffic was that they were just looking to see what was available.

Ron Snyder, a recruiter for Home Helpers in Walnutport, said he was not surprised because people rarely show up when they do have someone call for an interview.

“I have so many older people that call and ask for a home helper, and I have to turn them away because I don’t have enough employees,” he said.

Samuel Hellen, a CareerLink administrator, was ready and willing to speak to job seekers about all the employment training and possibilities available for free.

“It’s crazy the opportunity to learn a new vocation or skill is free, and they don’t take advantage of it,” he said.

According to Hellen, it offers help on how to write a good resume, office skills, and trucking driving. And many other programs, such as a pharmacy program and a course to train in being a nurse’s aide.

“They can sign up at CareerLink and be able to see the hundreds of jobs available on the Pennsylvania CareerLink,” he said, and added that he is hoping that once kids go back to school and day care centers open back up, more people will start seeking work.

Compared to last year, fall college enrollment has increased, said Zachery Cruz, a recruiter for Northampton Community College.

“I think as things open up and everyone starts to feel safer, things will go back to what it was before the pandemic.”

Thursday’s Carbon County’s job fair had fewer than 40 job seekers.