high unemployment

Who’s to Blame for Job Skill Shortages: Employers, Workers, or Schools?

Who’s to blame for the shortage of skilled workers? Not unlike politics, it depends who you ask. Employers blame schools. Schools blame government. Workers blame employers. The Institute for…

Why Robots are Putting Employees Out of Work … and Creating Jobs

Automation and outsourcing have been blamed for putting a lot of people out of work.  Ironically innovation is what produces wealth and creates jobs.  Technological innovation is linked to three…

What Jobs Should the U.S. Be Creating?

The news about jobs is getting better.  The unemployment rate dipped for the fifth straight month to 8.3 percent.  The number of jobs being created has been rising at…

Speaking of jobs: The Coming Jobs War

And speaking of jobs… on the same day that Jobs died, I received an invitation to preview a new book, The Coming Jobs War.  This isn’t a book…

Employers Underwhelmed By Candidates Despite High Unemployment

Despite an overabundance of unemployed workers available to fill jobs, a surprising number of employers say they are getting an underwhelming response, and many are having trouble filling open positions…

Only 20 Percent of Workers Qualify for High Demand Jobs

Despite prolonged high unemployment, employers are struggling to find qualified skilled workers? How is this possible?
“Everyone has been caught flatfooted,” according to author/human capital expert Edward Gordon… “we…

How Effective Is Retraining After a Layoff?

While retraining may improve unemployed workers’ long-term prospects, many are struggling to find work in the short term…

Too many workers, not few skills

Despite high unemployment rates, the United States does not have enough people to fill the jobs that should be created and an oversupply of people to fill jobs that are…