The Chamber often endorses candidates for state legislature, but this endorsement is only the third for a candidate in a statewide election.

In a recent Chamber survey of employers, 45 percent of respondents report having unfilled positions due to a lack of qualified applicants.

The endorsement comes about a month before Young will face off against 3rd District Rep. Marlin Stutzman in May's primary.

It's hard to find issues at the Statehouse that both the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the unions agree on, but instituting a work share program is one. In spite of this, work share legislation was shut down Tuesday without even a committee vote.