WASHINGTON—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called for the federal government and states to take swift action to address “the country’s ever-worsening workforce crisis,” as the economy gains momentum, triggering a strong demand for labor. “America’s great economic resurgence is being held back by an unprecedented workforce shortage—and it’s getting worse,” Neil Bradley, executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement on June 8. “We are seeing an increasing number of businesses turning down work and only partially reopening because they can’t find enough workers,” he added. The statement came after the Labor Department report showed that April job openings hit an all-time high of 9.3 million. This was higher than the consensus forecast of 8.2 million. The number of hires, meanwhile, increased slightly to 6.1 million, suggesting that job positions are opening faster than businesses can fill them. Millions of Americans are still unemployed, even …