Right. That’s exactly what pushes wages up. Employers have to find the wage that retains employees while still being profitable.

Money is not unlimited though so “just pay everyone a living wage” isn’t a real solution. If you can’t afford to pay ideal “living wage” (which is an undefined target that keeps moving depending on who you ask) then your options are to either not create the job at all, or outsource the work.

So therefore, creating a job at any wage is better for your economy than not creating the job at all.