Would the economy actually be better with a less skilled workforce?

I've been reading a lot of articles about the worker shortages of skilled labor and high turnover. From the perspective of employers and industry, it seems that hiring any warm body seems to be an ideal because turnover is high and you can't find skilled people anyhow. In the hospitality industry, they're already automating jobs that they can't fill. My brother in law works in construction and he says it's impossible to find skilled labor anymore so they're hiring anyone they can and training them on the job. <br><br>I don't know if it's a side effect of COVID, the aging out of the baby boomers, or whatever, but I've noticed a lot of hiring for skilled labor positions seem to be hastily slapped together and desperate. From the perspective of employers and industry it seems like hiring any warm body and training them on the job seems to be an optimal solution. But what does that mean for the economy as a whole? What are the long term implications of having a less skilled workforce?