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Staff vacancies are also present at the Juvenile Treatment Center in South Lake Tahoe, where 21% of staff positions are unfilled.—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026 Why were so many contract slots left unfilled this year?—Scott Powers, New York Times, 27 May 2026 The network intends to leave eight empty positions unfilled.—David Folkenflik, NPR, 27 May 2026 Welding, construction, manufacturing, HVAC and electrical industries are facing an aging workforce and a shrinking pipeline of talent, leaving thousands of essential roles unfilled.—Rose Van Alstine, Fortune, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfilled