Not so long ago, Central and Eastern Europe had few jobs and many unemployed. Today, the 10 ex-communist countries that entered the European Union in 2004 have too many jobs and not enough people to fill them.
"Three years ago, we had hundreds, maybe a thousand, of applications for operator positions in Poland," said Michele Campione, human resources director for Europe at Electrolux
AG, the world's second-largest maker of household appliances. "Now we have to go out and search for people. In three years, the labor market completely changed."
