unemployment
It’s the Height of Audacity to Claim a Skilled Worker “Shortage” When 20% Percent of American Skilled Craft Workers Are Unemployed
As the global economy recovers, it is necessary to implement strategic migration policies in order to create a mobile workforce and plug the gap of skilled workers…
Why Employers Aren’t Hiring
There is a growing disconnect in the labor markets. Unemployment remains high and hiring is slow, even when they have openings. As of June, job openings were up 26% from…
Is Poor Job Retraining Responsible for High Unemployment?
It’s a difficult concept to grasp — that at a time of massive unemployment, good paying jobs remain unfilled…
Unemployment to Remain High: Abundance of Labor, Poverty of Talent
For the unemployed, the road back to employment seems to be getting longer and longer. Worse it seems to be filled with bumps that will never end…
Gray Ceiling Casts Shadow on Millennials
Slow job growth and delayed Baby Boomer retirement is erecting what I’ve called the “gray ceiling,” the inability of the next generation of employees (Generation X) to move up…
H1N1 Will Expose Crisis of Finding Skilled Workers
A large spike in H1N1 screenings could clog a lab system already struggling with a shortage of skilled workers. A shortage of hospital beds and public health providers also looms…
1 in 5 U.S. employers struggle to find qualified employees
As a follow-up to a post I made just a few days ago about some employers still struggling to fill positions, relocation could take on new meaning. According to…
You can pay now…or pay later
My workforce blogging colleague Jim Kissane always comes up with interesting trends and topics. In his most recent post, he urges organizations to think twice before cutting training. In…