<p>The study that the article was about did not say that there is a shortage of engineers. The person who made that comment did not participate in the study and is a member of the Business Roundtable, a corporate lobbying organization. </p>
<p>From Wikipedia:</p>
<p>“The Business Roundtable is a group of chief executive officers of major U.S. corporations formed to promote pro-business public policy.”</p>
<p>Groups like the Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable are primarily interested in increasing the supply of engineers to hold down wages.</p>